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New York, 9 November 2015 Delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet I commend the United Kingdom for convening this Ministerial Meeting and for its longstanding leadership on Somalia. The stakes are high. The international community must stand strong with Somalia. Next year can be momentous…

New York – I am grateful to the Council and the Secretary-General for giving me the floor. I am delighted to be here with HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia, whose constant support for the UN is deeply appreciated.As I end my assignment at the end of the year, I wish to take…

PRESS STATEMENT 09/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating has strongly deplored the high number of children among the al-Shabaab militants captured by Puntland security forces during the recent fighting in that part of Somalia. At least 16…

A toll free hotline is now available to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia for reporting cases of gender-based violence and other violations of human rights. Popularly known as CEEBLA in Somali, the hotline 5555 was launched in October and spotlighted today…

Delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet I commend the United Kingdom for convening this Ministerial Meeting and for its longstanding leadership on Somalia. The stakes are high. The international community must stand strong with Somalia. Next year can be momentous. A peaceful…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the killing of Mr. Mahdi Hussein Macow, a contractor for the United Nations and Somali civilian, by armed elements in Beletweyne yesterday. “I condemn in the strongest terms this senseless attack on a…

"Today is the last day of my visit to the Federal Republic of Somalia. Over the past few days I have met with many government officials, civil society organisations, colleagues in the United Nations and AMISOM, diplomats here in Mogadishu but also in Baidoa and Nairobi. And although I have had all…

At the end of a five-day visit to Somalia, Ivan Šimonović, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, called on the country’s international partners to increase their support to the Federal Government in its efforts to advance human rights. “Without increased support from its…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, congratulated the Somali people on the regional consultations on options for the 2016 electoral process, which concluded across the country today. “Over the past two days, Somalia spoke. Somalis…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Mr. Keating will succeed Nicholas Kay of the United Kingdom who…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today expressed his deep concern about the arbitrary arrest and detention on 19 November in Garowe of Mr. Jama Deperani, a correspondent for the privately owned Somali Channel TV. “Freedom of expression is…