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UNESCO and UNSOM train members of Somali security institutions on media relations
A three-day training in media relations for security institutions in Somalia has opened in Mogadishu. The training focuses on protection of journalists and cooperation with the media. Officially opening the training today…
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Somalia’s international partners welcome presidential decree on the modalities of the 2016 electoral process
The United Nations, the African Union (AU), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy , Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the decree issued by…
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A Week in the Life of Michael Keating
[From the June/July 2016 issue of Chatham House's The World Today magazine] My day starts with some exercise, breakfast in my room, then an 8am planning session. The schedule typically includes meetings in town with…
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SRSG Keating condemns terrorist attack on Mogadishu hotel
PRESS STATEMENT 13/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu that…
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SRSG Keating wishes Somalis ‘Ramadan Kareem’
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating sent a message of peace and goodwill to all Somalis as the holy month of Ramadan begins. “On behalf of the…
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International community welcomes decisions of National Leadership Forum on 2016 electoral process
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the important progress achieved by the…
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SRSG Keating condemns assassination of journalist Sagal Salad Osman
PRESS STATEMENT 14/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, today condemned the assassination of the Somali journalist Sagal Salad Osman yesterday afternoon in Mogadishu…
Somalia Federal Parliament Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari (right) meets with Jeffrey Feltman, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (center) and Michael Keating, the SRSG for Somalia at Villa Somalia in Mogadishu on February 03, 2016.
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United Nations Under-Secretary for political affairs expresses support for Somalia’s general electoral process
Today the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, visited Somalia and held meetings with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the speaker of the Federal Parliament, Mohamed Sheikh Osman…
Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the SRSG for Somalia, (left) meets with Interim Jubbaland President, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, in Kismaayo.
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UN Special Representative for Somalia welcomes Jubbaland’s acceptance of the electoral model for 2016
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, has welcomed the decision of Jubbaland leaders to accept the Federal Government’s electoral model for 2016. Jubbaland representatives…
The Interim South West Administration President Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan (right), Michael Keating, the SRSG for Somalia (second from right) and other delegates on their way to ISWA Presidential Palace during a visit to Baidoa
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Interim South West Administration endorses 2016 electoral model
The Interim South West Administration (ISWA) leadership has expressed support for the 2016 electoral model that was recommended by the Federal Government of Somalia last month. “We want Somalia to move forward, to be united…
Peter de Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, and resident Humanitarian Coordinator pins a service medal on a member of the UN Police staff.
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UNSOM holds awards ceremony for uniformed officers serving in Somalia
Uniformed personnel serving the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) were today awarded medals and certificates for their distinguished service. A total of 18 uniformed personnel drawn from the military…
Participants at a consultative workshop on the role of the Boundaries and Federalism Commission in federalism process held in Mogadishu, Somalia on February 09, 2016.
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BFC conducts consultative workshop for developing strategic framework on federalism
A second consultative workshop bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the role of the Boundaries and Federalism Commission (BFC) was held on February 9 in the Somali capital, and participants urged Somalis to work…