The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned about the holding of a vote in the HirShabelle interim capital of Jowhar yesterday for a seat in the House of the
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International Human Rights Day celebrated in Garowe as annual 16-day campaign against gender-based violence concludes
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Election officials explain the voting process to delegates about to vote in Somaliland's election to pick members of parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 10 December 2016. Somalia is currently electing members to the House of the People, who will then go on to elect Somalia's new president along with the Upper House of parliament. UN Photo
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Paintings drawn by Somali artists portraying human rights themes showcased at a ceremony to commemorate International Human Rights Day in Mogadishu, Somalia on 10 December 2016. UN Photo
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A shopkeeper counts Somali Shillings inside his shop in Kismaayo on 4 December 2016. UN Photo
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Abdirisak Omar Ahmed, a law student of SIMAD University, said, "My desire is to see the restoration of the rule of law and that is what is happening now. The extension of the Electoral College to other regions other than Mogadishu is good for the stability of the country. I am pleased with the electoral process. The difference between 2012 and the current process, is in its inclusiveness." UN Photo
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Officers of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and UN officials, attend the opening of a workshop organised by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), to build the capacity of NISA as part of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme for ex-combatants of Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, on 6 December 2016. UN Photo
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A delegate votes during the electoral process to choose members of the House of the People in Jowhar, Somalia on 6 December 2016. UN Photo