Mogadishu – The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), African Union Mission in Somalia, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom welcome the formation of the Jubba regional assembly.

New York –The members of the Security Council are outraged by today’s attack against a United Nations vehicle in Garowe, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries.

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, expressed outrage at today’s terrorist attack that resulted in the death of four UNICEF staff and two guards. Several others were injured.