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Analysis: Somalia’s President and Opposition Battle for International Support Amid Delayed Elections

On March 8, in a letter to Somalia’s key foreign partners, the Council of Presidential Candidates (CPC) demanded the president hand over key powers to the prime minister, alleging Villa Somalia can no longer negotiate a path to holding elections in good faith due to ongoing abuses of power.  Since reaching an agreement last September on an alternative electoral model in place of a popular vote,…

#Somalia is at a “GOOD TURNING POINT,” Says #UNDP Head @HelenClarkUNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark today described the country as being “at a good turning point” during her visit to the Somali capital.

Clark spent the day in discussions with Somalia’s Federal President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke and other senior leaders of his government about the 2016 electoral process, a…

#Somalia: #SRSG Keating Strongly Condemns attack near #Mogadishu Airport

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating condemned in the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attack in the vicinity of Mogadishu International Airport that killed at least a dozen people.

Suicide bombers detonated two vehicles laden with explosives near the perimeter of the airport enclave this morning. No United Nations personnel are among…

#Somalia: #UN envoy calls for better protection of children affected by armed conflict

Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia, a United Nations child rights envoy has called for better protection of children caught up in armed conflict, urging the country’s authorities to treat former child soldiers as victims in need of protection rather than as criminals.

“We need not only to get them out of death row, we need to give them to child protection actors and to work with them, if some…

#Somaliland: Vice Minister of MFA and #UN Deputy Special Representative #PeterDeClercq Discuss Drought Response and Development

The Ministry received a large UN delegation which was led by Peter de Clerq DSRSG (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General) for Somaliland and Somalia, who is also the UN Humanitarian Coordinator. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Adan Ismail (Keyse) expressed gratitude for the support the UN has provided in response to the drought, which has included food, water and…

#Somaliland: Disparity of #UN assistance to Somaliland, Somalia must be addressed – President #Silanyo

His Excellency the President of the Republic of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud ‘Silanyo’, asked the UN Secretary General’s UN Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia? Somaliland & UNDP Somalia /SomalilandResident Representative, Mr. Peter de Clercq, heading a delegation that the President received at his office, Monday. to quickly address the disparity of…

#Somalia: #UN political chief visits top leaders in show of support for electoral process

A senior United Nations official has held talks with Somali leaders in Mogadishu, the capital, in a show of support for last month’s “breakthrough” political achievement in selecting an electoral model to be used later this year in efforts to lead the Horn of Africa country out of decades of factional war.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met President Hassan…