Somali Elders issue a communiqué after a meeting in Entebbe
Entebbe, 26 June 2011 – Representatives of traditional authorities and religious leaders of south-central Somalia held a meeting from 24 to 26 June 2011, in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting was facilitated by the African Council…
SRSG Mahiga congratulates the new Prime Minister
Nairobi, 23 June 2011 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, congratulates Mr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on…
Joint Security Committee issues a communiqué
Entebbe, 23 June 20011 – The 8th meeting of the Joint Security Committee (JSC) took place under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Abdihakim M. Haji Faqi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Transitional Federal…
The Security Council meets to consider the siutation in Somaia
New York, 21 June 2011 – The Security Council met to consider the situation in Somalia, focusing on the Secretary-General's Report on the modalities for establishing specialized Somali anti-piracy courts, which is based on a…
Preparatory Committee to organize an inclusive Consultative Meeting on ending the transition
Nairobi, 20 June 2011 – The Preparatory Committee for the forthcoming Consultative Meeting on ending the Transition in Somalia held a fifth round of discussions on Monday. The Committee includes representatives from the…
SRSG Mahiga strongly condemns murder of Interior Minister in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 11 June 2011 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has expressed his shock over the callous murder of the Interior Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia in an…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Somalia
New York, 09 June 2011 – The Secretary-General welcomes the " Kampala Accord" signed today between President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden of the…
President Sheikh Sharif and the Speaker of the Parliament reach an agreement
Kampala, 09 June 2011 – The President of the Transitional Federal Government and the Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament met in Kampala, Uganda under the auspices of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the…
SRSG Mahiga welcomes agreement between the Somali President and Speaker
Nairobi, 09 June 2011 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has expressed his satisfaction over the agreement, known as the Kampla Accord, signed by…
Communiqué of the 19th Meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia
The 19th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine P. Mahiga, from 2 to 3 June…
ICG Kampala Meeting - Human Rights Update
On 3 May 2011, the Somali Government presented its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report for consideration by the Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, a major achievement in terms of the TFG's engagement with…
ICG Kampala Meeting - Current Humanitarian Situation and Access
According to the most recent country-wide needs assessment, 2.4 million people, one in three Somalis, are in need of humanitarian assistance, a 20 percent increase in the number of vulnerable compared to the second half of…