The Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Keating have congratulated the people of the newly-formed State of HirShabelle.
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating (middle), addresses journalists during the release of a UN report on the right to freedom of expression in Mogadishu, Somalia on 4 September 2016. Left is the Deputy SRSG Raisedon Zenenga and right is Kirsten Young, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Chief of Human Rights. UN Photo

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia(SRSG),Michael Keating discusses development issues with members of the Jubbaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 22 August 2016 in Kismayo. UN Photo

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating hands over a certificate to a member of the UN military staff during a medal award ceremony for UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) uniformed personnel on 20 August 2016, in Mogadishu. UN Photo

Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, meets with the Federal Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, during a working visit to Somalia on 17 July 2016