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PRESS STATEMENT 06/2016 Istanbul - A high-profile event on women, peace and security on the opening day of the third ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) asserted the rights of Somali women to become protagonists…
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PRESS STATEMENT 05/2016 Istanbul - A high-profile event spotlighting the aspirations and challenges facing Somali youth was held on the first day of the High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF). Titled ‘Investing In Somali Youth,’…
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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…
Somalia's Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke lays a foundation stone for the new Mogadishu Police and Court Complex on February 18, 2016.
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The first phase of the construction of the new Mogadishu Court and Police Complex (MPCC) is underway. The foundation stone for the complex was laid today in the capital Mogadishu, at a ceremony presided over by Somalia’s…
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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…
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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…
Peter de Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, and resident Humanitarian Coordinator pins a service medal on a member of the UN Police staff.
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Uniformed personnel serving the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) were today awarded medals and certificates for their distinguished service. A total of 18 uniformed personnel drawn from the military…
The Interim South West Administration President Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan (right), Michael Keating, the SRSG for Somalia (second from right) and other delegates on their way to ISWA Presidential Palace during a visit to Baidoa
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The Interim South West Administration (ISWA) leadership has expressed support for the 2016 electoral model that was recommended by the Federal Government of Somalia last month. “We want Somalia to move forward, to be united…
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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…
Participants at a consultative workshop on the role of the Boundaries and Federalism Commission in federalism process held in Mogadishu, Somalia on February 09, 2016.
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A second consultative workshop bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the role of the Boundaries and Federalism Commission (BFC) was held on February 9 in the Somali capital, and participants urged Somalis to work…