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International community welcomes election of federal parliament’s leadership
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States congratulate members of Somalia’s tenth parliament for…
Senators belonging to the Upper House cast their votes to determine the Speaker of the Upper House, as well as the two Deputy Speakers, during an election in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 22 January 2017. UN Photo
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Somalia’s Upper House elects speaker and deputy speakers
Members of Somalia’s Upper House today elected Abdi Hashi Abdullahi as their new speaker during a voting exercise held in the Somali capital. The veteran politician defeated his rival Mustaf Mohamed Qodah by receiving 43 of…
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Briefing by SRSG Michael Keating to the Security Council on Somalia, 27 January 2017
Briefing by Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), at the 7873rd meeting of the Security Council on the situation…
Raisedon Zenenga, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, pins a service medal on a United Nations military advisor during a medal award ceremony for UN uniformed personnel in Mogadishu on 1 February 2017. UN Photo
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UNSOM recognises officers for distinguished service
Eight police and military officers today received medals and certificates in recognition of their distinguished service as advisors with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Raisedon Zenenga, the Deputy…
A woman walks in drought-hit Salaxley village, 15 kilometers south of Garowe in Puntland, on 1 February 2017. Puntland is one of the regions hit by a severe drought. UN Photo
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Deputy SRSG de Clercq highlights urgent need for drought relief aid in Somalia
The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, yesterday completed a three-day fact-finding mission to Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia to highlight the devastating impact…
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First round of presidential election produces nowinner, three candidates to compete in second round of voting
Federal President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud emerged as the front-runner in the first round of the presidential voting by members of Somalia’s federal parliament today but fell far short of the required two-thirds majority to win…
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International partners congratulate Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on his election as federal president
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcomed the conclusion of yesterday’s presidential vote and…
The newly elected president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo (centre) makes an acceptance speech as the outgoing president Hasan Sheikh Mohamud listens at the Mogadishu Airport on 8 February 2017. UN Photo.
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Former Prime Minister Farmaajo elected Federal President after incumbent concedes defeat
Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was today elected federal president of Somalia after defeating incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a hotly contested presidential election. Mr. Farmaajo was declared the winner…
The Jubbaland State President, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, flanked by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating (2nd from left), the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira (left), and UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, at a press conference in Kismaayo, Somalia, on 12 February 2017. UN Photo
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Visiting UN official calls for respect of human rights during military operations
The visiting United Nations Assistant Secretary General (ASG) for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, urged the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Federal Government of Somalia to uphold the observance of human…
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SRSG Keating condemns terrorist attack on marketplace in Mogadishu
PRESS STATEMENT 02/2017 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms today’s attack at a market in Mogadishu that reportedly killed at…
Former Presidents of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (right) stand side by side with the new president of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo at the inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu on 22 February 2017. UN Photo
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Farmaajo inaugurated as the ninth President of Somalia
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was today inaugurated as the ninth president of Somalia in a colourful ceremony attended by over 1,200 people including two neighbouring presidents, a prime minister and more than 100 diplomats…
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Mogadishu Declaration on Regional Cooperation on the Current Drought
UNSOM welcomes the following joint declaration from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in response to the current drought: MOGADISHU DECLARATION ON REGIONAL COOPERATION ON THE CURRENT DROUGHT Mogadishu – Wednesday, 22…