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29 Feb 2012 - 00:00
On 29 February 2012, the thirty fourth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a professional manner. The participants followed up on some detention cases discussed at the previous meetings. Useful information was exchanged on these and some other recent cases, which occurred since the previous IPRM meeting.
31 Jan 2012 - 00:00
On 31 January 2012, the thirty third meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a professional manner.
30 Nov 2011 - 10:12
On 30 November 2011, the thirty second meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a professional manner. The participants followed up on some detention cases discussed at the previous meetings, as well as new ones. They exchanged updated information on the destiny of the detainees.
26 Oct 2011 - 16:47
On 26 October 2011, the thirty first meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a professional manner. The participants followed up matters discussed at the previous meetings, in particular, issues related to the alleged violations of the line of control.  The  participants also exchanged views with regards to the alleged helicopter over flights.
20 Sep 2011 - 15:27
On 20 September 2011, the thirtieth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in a constructive and businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a respectful and professional manner.
14 Jul 2011 - 15:01
On 14 July 2011, the twenty ninth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. This meeting marked the second anniversary of the launch of this IPRM, which continues its work without interruption.
21 Jun 2011 - 11:25
On 21 June 2011, the twenty eighth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali.
20 May 2011 - 15:24 | Gali
On 20 May 2011, the twenty seventh meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali.                                               Participants discussed issues related to incidents, which took place since the last IPRM. They followed up the case of one local resident who was detained on suspicion of committing a serious crime. The specially-arranged fact finding team within IPRM was involved in studying the case. In addition, the updated information was provided on the alleged terrorist acts.
22 Mar 2011 - 13:15 | Gali
On 22 March 2011, the twenty sixth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Based on the proposal of the Chair, the participants agreed the code of conduct of patrols when they approach the identified point(s) on the boundary line. Among other measures, the participants agreed to immediately activate the hotline to avoid any misunderstanding that could lead to the threat or the use of force.  
22 Feb 2011 - 11:36 | Gali
On 22 February 2011, the twenty fifth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants discussed issues related to crossing, in particular by school children.  They also discussed the procedures of issuance and distribution of relevant identification documents.  Clarifications were provided on both matters. Incidents, which took place since the last IPRM meeting, were discussed as well, including the detention of a local resident and the case of a missing person, who disappeared in 2008.