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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.
PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016
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.
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are deeply concerned over continuing allegations of corruption in Somalia’s electoral process and reports of recurring intimidation of
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.
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