International Human Rights Day celebrated in Garowe as annual 16-day campaign against gender-based violence concludes
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UN recognized for promoting and protecting human rights in Puntland
A ceremony was held today in the Puntland capital of Garowe to commemorate International Human Rights Day and mark the end of the annual 16-day campaign against gender-based violence. The theme of this year's event was "Stand…
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International community expresses grave concern over holding of lower house election in HirShabelle won by disqualified candidate
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned about the holding of a vote in the…
Paintings drawn by Somali artists portraying human rights themes showcased at a ceremony to commemorate International Human Rights Day in Mogadishu, Somalia on 10 December 2016. UN Photo
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Somalia marks International Human Rights Day
Civil society groups, Members of Parliament and youth in Somalia today joined the rest of the world in observing the International Human Rights Day through art, speeches and a panel discussion at the Jazeera hotel in…
Election officials explain the voting process to delegates about to vote in Somaliland's election to pick members of parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 10 December 2016. Somalia is currently electing members to the House of the People, who will then go on to elect Somalia's new president along with the Upper House of parliament. UN Photo
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Thirteen elected to the House of the People in the final stages of voting as HirShabelle concludes the process
HirShabelle became the third state to conclude the electoral process as another 13 candidates were elected to the House of the People in the state capitals of Jowhar, Cadaado and Mogadishu. To date, elections have been held…
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SRSG Keating strongly condemns terrorist attack near Mogadishu seaport
PRESS STATEMENT 31/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating condemned in the strongest possible terms this morning’s terrorist attack outside the Somali capital’s seaport…
United Nations commends United Kingdom for contribution to peace process in Somalia
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United Nations commends United Kingdom for contribution to peace process in Somalia
Mogadishu, 13 December 2016 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating has commended the United Kingdom government for deploying soldiers to support the peacekeeping…
A female delegate casts her vote in the Somaliland election to vote a member of parliament into Somalia's House of the People in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 12 December 2016. UN Photo
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Galmudug and Puntland complete voting for the House of the People
Galmudug and Puntland have completed the electoral process for the House of the People, bringing the number of federal states that have concluded the exercise to five. The voting was concluded on Sunday and Monday in Cadaado…
Maria Axfeldt, Police Advisor with UNSOM in Baidoa, gives a briefing on a new policing model during a workshop training session in Baidoa, Somalia, on 6 December, 2016. UN Photo.
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UNSOM hosts workshop on Somalia’s New Policing Model
A three-day workshop to discuss modalities for implementing Somalia’s New Policing Model was held last week in Baidoa, the administrative capital of South West state. This is the first time the new model has been introduced…
Electoral officials count votes during Somaliland's ongoing electoral process in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 19 December 2016. UN Photo.
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Somaliland and northern regions elect seven more candidates to the House of the People
Seven more candidates have been voted into the House of the People to represent Somaliland and northern regions in the latest round of voting, bringing to 26 the total number of members of parliament (MPs) thus far elected…
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International community urges National Leadership Forum to uphold accountability, transparency and legitimacy of electoral process
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States have closely followed the work of the Independent Electoral…
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SRSG Keating urges warring parties to uphold the ceasefire agreement in Gaalkacyo
PRESS STATEMENT 32/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating expressed grave concern over the renewed violence in Gaalkacyo on 23 December that has resulted in the deaths…
MP-elect Hussein Isse Arab delivers a speech moments after being declared winner during the electoral process for Somaliland and the northern regions held in Mogadishu on Thursday, December 22, 2016. UN Photo.
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Four more candidates elected to the House of the People as Somaliland and northern regions seek to complete the electoral process
Four more candidates from Somaliland and northern regions were voted into the House of the People today, raising the number of members of parliament (MPs) elected from that part of the country to 30. Somaliland and the…