Another fourteen members of the Federal Parliament’s House of the People were elected from Jubbaland and South West states Wednesday, and voting for the eight Upper House seats representing the recently formed HirShabelle…

[Presenter] Welcome our honorable audiences to the talk show, in the talk show we will discuss main events towards the Somali peace process, in this eleventh episode, you will hear deputy of Jubbaland state administration's…

The State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) in Puntland has announced that the second phase of voting for 25 members of the House of the People will begin on 14 November. A dozen members of the House of the…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating reminded Puntland electoral officials and stakeholders of their obligation to achieve the 30 per cent quota of seats for women in…

Voting for members of the lower house of Somalia’s Federal Parliament opened today in the capitals of Jubbaland and South West states. Each state elected seven members of the House of the People – as the lower chamber of…

PRESS STATEMENT 27/2016 The United Nations is deeply concerned by the recent breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaalkacyo and the continuing failure of the Puntland and Galmudug administrations to implement agreements, including…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks in the east African nation as it continues to make significant strides in its peace process after two decades of lawlessness and conflict…

The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) welcomed the start of voting in Puntland for seats in the House of the People and said that voting for seats in that chamber of the country’s Federal Parliament can…

Puntland has become the first federal member state to start elections for the federal parliament’s House of the People. Voting kicked off early today in Garowe, Puntland’s administrative capital. A total of 37 members of the…

Somali youths discussed options for more active participation in the political transformation of their country during a two-day conference hosted by the United Nations in Somalia in partnership with youth-led organizations…

PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating today welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire in the city of Gaalkacyo reached in Abu Dhabi by the President of…

PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating today welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire in the city of Gaalkacyo reached in Abu Dhabi by the President of…