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PRESS STATEMENT 07/2016 The third Ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) ended yesterday in Istanbul with a strong commitment from delegates to ensure that Somalia’s electoral process take place as scheduled in…

PRESS STATEMENT 06/2016 Istanbul – A high-profile event on women, peace and security on the opening day of the third ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) asserted the rights of Somali women to become protagonists…

PRESS STATEMENT 05/2016 Istanbul – A high-profile event spotlighting the aspirations and challenges facing Somali youth was held on the first day of the High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF). Titled ‘Investing In Somali Youth,’…

The President of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, HE Jan Eliasson today arrived in Istanbul ahead of the third Somali Compact High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) which starts on…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, led a delegation of ambassadors and senior representatives of the international community – the African Union, the European Union…

Ambassadors and representatives from the international community – the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – led by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General…

An international delegation concluded a three-day visit to the federal member state of Puntland today. The delegation consisted of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, and…

PRESS STATEMENT 04/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, welcomes the reaction of Jubbaland leaders to the Federal Government’s decision on an electoral model for…

PRESS STATEMENT 03/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, commended the Federal Government of Somalia for its participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)…

Somalia’s international partners welcome the decision taken by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) on an electoral model for the electoral process to be conducted later this year. The United Nations, the African Union…

PRESS STATEMENT 02/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, condemns in the strongest possible terms last night’s attack on a popular Mogadishu restaurant that targeted…

In a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdisrashid Ali Sharmaarke, and Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari yesterday morning, the United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, European…