08 Mar 2020 - Thank you, Mr. President and greetings to you and to the people of Baidoa and of South West State. This is my fourth visit to Baidoa since arriving in Somalia last June. I have had a full day programme here, and as always, am grateful for the very warm reception by President...
25 Feb 2020 - Mogadishu – Somalia’s federal electoral law has now been approved by the House of the People and was signed into law by the President on 20 February. This law is part of the essential electoral legislative framework required so one-person-one-vote national elections that allow...
28 Jan 2020 - Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm their commitment to supporting preparations for the 2020/2021 federal elections.
In order for elections to be held on time, it is essential that an implementable electoral law be adopted as a matter of priority, in...
28 Jan 2020 -
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* are concerned about the developments in Galmudug State that have emerged during the final stage of the months-long effort towards forming a united and stable Galmudug Federal Member State through a reconciliation process and...
09 Jan 2020 - PRESS STATEMENT 01/2020Good morning and Happy New Year to all of you. I thank President Musa Bihi Abdi, his team, and the people of Somaliland for their warm welcome.I last visited Hargeisa six months ago. I intend to continue to visit...
29 Dec 2019 - New York – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack of 28 December 2019 at the Ex-control Afgoye Junction in Mogadishu, which killed and injured innocent people. The members of the...
28 Dec 2019 - New York – The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Mogadishu on 28 December 2019.
He extends his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. He stresses...
19 Dec 2019 - Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm the importance of timely and effective preparations of the 2020/21 federal elections.
At the Somalia Partnership Forum on 2 October, the Federal Government committed to enact the Electoral law and the amended Political...
18 Dec 2019 - Garowe – Representatives of the African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and United Nations visited Puntland today in the fourth and last of a series of consultative meetings in the Federal Member States. As we look ahead to 2020...
Kismayo – Representatives of the African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and United Nations visited Jubaland today in the third of a series of consultative meetings in Federal Member States.
As 2019 draws to a close, we are reflecting on...
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Kismayo – Representatives of the African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and United Nations visited Jubaland today in the third of a series of consultative meetings in Federal Member States. As 2019 draws to a close, we are reflecting on...