Press Releases

On 20 July 2010, the nineteenth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali.

On 25 May 2010, the seventeenth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants discussed incidents reported in the period since the previous IPRM meeting, and exchanged additional information on some incidents discussed during the last meeting.  Discussions focused, in particular, on the need to respect the freedom of movement of the local population, including medical personnel, whilst at the same time meeting the security requirements of all participants.

On 13 April 2010, the fifteenth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants exchanged updated information and clarification on various issues including on crossing points for pedestrians and vehicles in order to facilitate the passage for the local population. They also exchanged specific information on the activities of coastal guard boats in adjacent waters.

On 2 March 2010, the thirteenth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants exchanged information and clarification on incidents, which were reported since the previous IPRM meeting, including the incident that took place in the village of Orsantia on 17 February 2010.