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Somali IDPs get toll free line to report gender-based violence cases
Mogadishu – 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…
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Message of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Somalia
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…
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SRSG Nicholas Kay's Briefing to the UN Security Council Meeting on Somalia
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…
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SRSG Keating condemns suicide bombing in Gaalkacyo and shooting in Mogadishu
PRESS STATEMENT 10/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating has strongly condemned today’s suicide bombing attack in the city of Gaalkacyo that killed seven people…
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SRSG Keating deplores use of child soldiers by al-Shabaab
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…
Somali IDPs get toll free line to report gender-based violence cases
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…
Message of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Somalia
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…
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UN Envoy Kay condemns the killing of UN contractor in Beletweyne, Somalia
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…
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ASG for Human Rights Šimonović concludes a five-day visit to Somalia
"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…
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ASG for Human Rights Šimonović - Somalia needs support to improve human rights
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…
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UN Envoy Kay congratulates Somalis on consultations across the country
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…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Michael Keating, his new Special Representative for Somalia
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UN Secretary-General appoints Michael Keating as Special Representative for Somalia
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…