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Somalia Partnership Forum COMMUNIQUÉ 7 December 2020 Mogadishu – Somalia and its international partners met in Mogadishu on 7th December 2020 for the Somalia Partnership Forum (SPF). The participants reviewed developments…

Following the meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission, convened by its Chair, H.E. Mr. Bob Rae on 2 December 2020 on peacebuilding in Somalia with briefings by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of the Federal…

Mogadishu – For the first time since 2015, the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission met today to discuss Somalia and explore how the international community can support its peacebuilding priorities and jointly find…

1. Senior representatives from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS) representatives, and international partners met in Mogadishu on 1st December 2020 for a Security and Justice Committee (SJC)…

Mogadishu – The importance of improving security and the rule of law for the long-term future of Somalia was the focus of a high-level meeting today which brought together top officials from the country’s Federal Government…

Fisheries | FAO supports marginalized fisherfolks on Bajuni Islands FAO provided fisherfolks on the small islands that make up the Bajuni archipelago off the Somali city of Kismayo with six boats and comprehensive fishing…

Garowe – On their third group visit to Somalia’s Federal Member States (FMSs), representatives from some of the country’s main partners today emphasized the need for Somali leaders to remain in dialogue with one another, as…

Good afternoon, We are very pleased to be in Garowe today. I would like to thank His Excellency, President Said Abdullahi Deni, and his team, for the warm welcome extended to us today. I am here today with the Special…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity again to update you on the situation in Somalia. I am especially pleased to speak to you today along with the Somali Prime Minister, His…

The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened,” the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday. Although the agreed model of…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners (see list below) have closely followed the establishment of the second Hirshabelle State regional assembly, the recent presidential election in the State and the ongoing…

Mogadishu – Ahead of Somalia’s elections, the importance of the media’s role in the upcoming electoral process was centre-stage as a group of journalists gathered for an intensive, United Nations-backed training on…