A two-day training workshop for Somali journalists on election reporting ended today and participants said they felt better prepared to cover the country’s upcoming electoral process.
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Somali journalists attend a training workshop on reporting about the 2016 electoral process held in Baidoa on 25 August 2016. UN Photo
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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
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Author of The Mayor of Mogadishu, Andrew Harding, speaks at the British Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, for an event to launch his book, The Mayor of Mogadishu, on 20 August 2016. UN Photo
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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
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Members of the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) at a briefing on the process for the forthcoming elections on 16 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo