As delivered 

Mr. President, ministers, senior government officials, colleagues from the UN – what a great day today is!

Mogadishu – Somalia’s economic potential has been under the spotlight for the past two days at a gathering of Somali government, international partners, local entrepreneurs and foreign firms, with a goal of highlighting opportunities for business with international companies.

Garowe – Located in northern Somalia, Garowe is home to close to an estimated half a million residents.

Of these, nearly 75,000 people are internally displaced due to climate change and conflict.