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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, sharing a moment with young Somali youths at an event aimed at empowering youth in Somalia. The event was hosted by UNSOM and took place in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 4, 2016. UN Photo / Tobin Jones
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.
German Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Markus Bollmohr, and officials tour the construction of the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Center in Kismaayo, Somalia, on November 2, 2016. UN photo/ Awil Abukar
A delegation led by the deputy German Ambassador to Somalia Markus Bollmohr welcomed the progress made to date in the construction of a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) centre for former al-Shabaab combatants in the Jubbaland state capital.
The Chairman of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) Omar Mohamed Abdulle has expressed confidence in the electoral process preparations of Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland states.
Somalia’s Independent Electoral Disputes Resolution Mechanism (IEDRM), the body mandated to address complaints arising from the country’s ongoing electoral process, has already received 1,219 complaints, its head announced today.
What is the 2016 electoral process for?
Today, the United Nations family will gather at all duty stations and field missions in celebration of the courage, commitment and sacrifice of the men and women who have answered the noble call to become international civil servants.
Samira Hussein Duale believes the fight for women’s rights knows no boundaries. Though born and bred in Kenya, Samira moved to Somalia, her ancestral home, in March 2014, to fulfil her teenage dream of not only becoming a women’s rights champion but also the first female President of Somalia.
Asha Abdulle Siyad could have chosen to remain in relative comfort in Canada where she lived and worked as a certified family educator. However, it is not what she longed for. Her heart yearned for a reunion with her family back home in Somalia.
Somali youths called for a peaceful and vibrant capital city capable of fostering economic prosperity at an event held in the Somali capital today.
The views were voiced by dozens of youths in Mogadishu who are participating in an urban campaign entitled “The City Youth Need”.
The Somali Religious Scholars Council has thrown its weight behind the 30 percent quota for women’s representation in parliament, saying that Islam does not oppose participation of women in politics.