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"Today is the last day of my visit to the Federal Republic of Somalia. Over the past few days I have met with many government officials, civil society organisations, colleagues in the United Nations and AMISOM, diplomats here…

At the end of a five-day visit to Somalia, Ivan Šimonović, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, called on the country’s international partners to increase their support to the Federal Government in…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, congratulated the Somali people on the regional consultations on options for the 2016 electoral process, which concluded…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the killing of Mr. Mahdi Hussein Macow, a contractor for the United Nations and Somali civilian, by armed elements in…

New York – I am grateful to the Council and the Secretary-General for giving me the floor. I am delighted to be here with HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia, whose constant support for the UN is…

New York, 9 November 2015 Delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet I commend the United Kingdom for convening this Ministerial Meeting and for its longstanding leadership on Somalia. The stakes are high. The…

Mogadishu – A toll free hotline is now available to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia for reporting cases of gender-based violence and other violations of human rights.Popularly known…

Mogadishu, 1 November 2015 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned today’s terrorist attack on the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu that has resulted in several deaths and…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned today’s terrorist attack on the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu that has resulted in several deaths and injuries.“I…

Mogadishu – The first plenary session of the National Consultative Forum on the electoral process in 2016 took place in Mogadishu on 19-20 October 2015.1. The first plenary session of the National Consultative Forum on the…

Mogadishu, 20 October 2015 – HE President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,Hon Speaker, Deputy Prime Minister, Presidents of the Federal Member States and Interim Regional Administration, Members of Parliament, Ministers Representatives…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, addressed the opening session of the first National Consultative Forum today and called on all Somalis to conduct broad…