United Nations Security Council members on Thursday concluded a one-day visit to Somalia with a plea to the Federal Government to secure parliamentary approval of the country’s 2016 electoral model as soon as possible.
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Participants attend a ceremony to mark Somali Youth Day in Baidoa on May 15, 2016. The day commemorates the founding of Somali Youth League, which was the country’s first political party founded in 1943. SYL was instrumental in the country’s struggle for independence.
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Peter de Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, and Resident Humanitarian Coordinator speaks during the High-Level round table on Durable Solutions for Somali IDPs held in Mogadishu on May 8, 2016.