Press statements

  • 22 Feb 2016 - The President of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, HE Jan Eliasson today arrived in Istanbul ahead of the third Somali Compact High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) which starts on Tuesday 23 February in Istanbul.
  • 16 Feb 2016 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, led a delegation of ambassadors and senior representatives of the international community – the African Union, the European Union, Sweden, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya – on a visit to Cadaado today for meetings with Galmudug Interim Administration President Abdikarim Hussein Guled and local leaders.
  • 14 Feb 2016 - Ambassadors and representatives from the international community – the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – led by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, visited Baidoa earlier today. The Office of the Prime Minister was represented by the Permanent Secretary.
  • 11 Feb 2016 - An international  delegation concluded a three-day visit to the federal member state of Puntland today. The delegation consisted of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, and senior representatives of the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, Uganda, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
  • 04 Feb 2016 - PRESS STATEMENT 04/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, welcomes the reaction of Jubbaland leaders to the Federal Government’s decision on an electoral model for 2016.
  • 29 Jan 2016 - PRESS STATEMENT 03/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, commended the Federal Government of Somalia for its participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, which took place during the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 22 and 26 January 2016.
  • 28 Jan 2016 - Somalia’s international partners welcome the decision taken by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) on an electoral model for the electoral process to be conducted later this year.  The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, France, Italy, Qatar, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America all express their support for this im
  • 22 Jan 2016 - PRESS STATEMENT 02/2016
  • 19 Jan 2016 - In a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdisrashid Ali Sharmaarke, and Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari yesterday morning, the United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy underlined their expectation that Somali leaders would present, in the coming days, an agreed model for the electoral process later this year, an implementation plan, and a political roadmap for the period 2016-2020,
  • 18 Jan 2016 - PRESS STATEMENT 01/2016 The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Michael Keating pledged to help the Somali people in restoring their country to peace and prosperity as he arrived in Mogadishu this morning to take up his new duties.

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