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The Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Keating have congratulated the people of the newly-formed State of HirShabelle. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in the state capital, Jowhar, the Somali…

Samira Hussein Duale believes the fight for women’s rights knows no boundaries. Though born and bred in Kenya, Samira moved to Somalia, her ancestral home, in March 2014, to fulfil her teenage dream of not only becoming a women’s rights champion but also the first female President of Somalia. In…

Today, the United Nations family will gather at all duty stations and field missions in celebration of the courage, commitment and sacrifice of the men and women who have answered the noble call to become international civil servants. As an expression of his deep appreciation for the tireless work…

What is the 2016 electoral process for? Under the Provisional Federal Constitution, the mandates of the Federal Parliament and the Federal President end in 2016. A political transition is therefore necessary to renew the country’s political institutions. As one-person, one-vote elections are not yet…

Somalia’s Independent Electoral Disputes Resolution Mechanism (IEDRM), the body mandated to address complaints arising from the country’s ongoing electoral process, has already received 1,219 complaints, its head announced today. Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Mogadishu, IEDRM…

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are deeply concerned over continuing allegations of corruption in Somalia’s electoral process and reports of recurring intimidation of…

The Chairman of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) Omar Mohamed Abdulle has expressed confidence in the electoral process preparations of Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland states. Accompanied by other FIEIT members, Mr. Abdulle visited the cities of Kismaayo and Baidoa on…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS STAFF DAY New York, 25 October 2016 I wish all United Nations personnel and their families a Happy Staff Day. I am delighted that today, we bring back a tradition that began in 1953. It is a chance…

A delegation led by the deputy German Ambassador to Somalia Markus Bollmohr welcomed the progress made to date in the construction of a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) centre for former al-Shabaab combatants in the Jubbaland state capital. The German government is funding…

PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating today welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire in the city of Gaalkacyo reached in Abu Dhabi by the President of Puntland, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” and President of Galmudug, Abdikarim…

Somali youths discussed options for more active participation in the political transformation of their country during a two-day conference hosted by the United Nations in Somalia in partnership with youth-led organizations. About 50 youths attended the meeting, which focused on a more effective role…

Puntland has become the first federal member state to start elections for the federal parliament’s House of the People. Voting kicked off early today in Garowe, Puntland’s administrative capital. A total of 37 members of the House of the People will be elected in Puntland by a like number of…