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Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Your Excellency, Mr. Ban ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of State, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President for your…

New York - My co-chairs: Excellencies Dr Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Mr. Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations. Ladies and Gentlemen. I am delighted to open today’s high-level meeting on Somalia, and share with you progress made in delivering Vision 2016 -…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the recovery earlier today of the port city of Barawe from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces. “The recovery of Barawe by the Somali…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the recovery earlier today of the port city of Barawe from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces.

Mogadishu – The Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Grete Faremo visited Mogadishu today to reiterate the UN’s commitment to its various development projects in Somalia. During the one-day visit to the Somali capital, the UNOPS Executive Director met with key…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is spearheading a capacity building campaign for the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of wider effort to improve security in Somalia. In order to identify the needs of the SNA and then prepare a training schedule for 2015, UNSOM…

Mogadishu - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Nicholas Kay joined the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) to mark the 52nd anniversary of Uganda’s independence. Deployed in April 2014, the UN Guard Unit drawn from the Uganda People Defence Forces…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s car bomb attack in Mogadishu that resulted in the death and injury of many people. The President of Somalia has confirmed at least thirteen people were killed.“I condemn last…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s car bomb attack in Mogadishu that resulted in the death and injury of many people. The President of Somalia has confirmed at least thirteen people were killed.

Joint statement by envoys of the UN, the EU, IGAD and the current Chair of the IGAD Council of Ministers, Ethiopia: International partners welcome agreement between the Federal Government and Puntland Garowe – The United Nations, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia in…

Garowe – The United Nations, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia in its capacity as the Chair of the IGAD Council of Ministers, and the European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement signed today between the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia to…

Mogadishu - Madam President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council. I am particularly pleased to be doing so alongside the new Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia, Dr. Maman S. Sidikou.When I last…