The United Nations has commenced training of Galmudug State Assembly members to strengthen their legislative capacities, as part of ongoing efforts to build nascent Federal State institutions in Somalia.
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Electoral officials count votes during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament in Baidoa on 27 November 2016. UN Photo
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira in a discussion with the President of Galmudug State, Abdikarim Hussein Guled during a visit to assess the ongoing electoral process in Galmudug State, on 26 November 2016
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, the Head of European Union Delegation to Somalia, Ms. Veronique Lorenzo and other AMISOM officials during a meeting with the Jubbaland State President, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe in Kismaayo, Somalia, on 24 November 2016. UN Photo
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Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) arrive in Cadaado, Galmudug State to assess progress of the on-going electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament on 24 November 2016. UN Photo
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A delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament in Baidoa, Somalia on 24 November 2016. UN Photo