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As delivered Thank you so much, Mr. President, for the very warm welcome you have extended to myself and my team today, and many thanks also to your cabinet. I am accompanied today by George Conway, who is the UN’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Humanitarian…

As delivered Thank you so much, Mr. President, for the very warm welcome you have extended to myself and my team today, and many thanks also to your cabinet. I am accompanied today by George Conway, who is the UN’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Humanitarian…

Jowhar – Kicking off her initial round of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official in the country visited Hirshabelle today to discuss a range of issues with its leadership and reaffirm the world body’s support. “It is with great pleasure that…

As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Let me begin by extending my great appreciation for the very warm welcome that I have received today from you and your cabinet ministers. I am only on day five of my time in Somalia, but this is my second time in Somalia. I was actually here in 1993 during the…

As delivered Thank you so much, Mr. President. Let me begin by thanking you and your team for welcoming me to South West State, Baidoa. This is my second visit; I was here back in 1993 during the original UN mission to Somalia. So, it's a great pleasure to be back. I arrived just a week ago in…

Garowe – Continuing her visits to the country’s Federal Member States, the recently-appointed top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Puntland where she met its leadership and hailed recent elections there. “Today we’ve been discussing a number of topics, the most important of which…

As delivered Thank you so much, Mr. President. Let me begin by thanking you and your team for welcoming me to South West State, Baidoa. This is my second visit; I was here back in 1993 during the original UN mission to Somalia. So it's a great pleasure to be back. I arrived just a week ago in…

As delivered Thank you so much, Mr. President. Let me begin by thanking you and your team for welcoming me to South West State, Baidoa. This is my second visit; I was here back in 1993 during the original UN mission to Somalia. So, it's a great pleasure to be back. I arrived just a week ago in…

Baidoa – South West State was the latest stop for the recently-appointed top United Nations official for Somalia, who today met that Federal Member State’s (FMS) leadership for a wide-ranging exchange on collaboration and support. “We've had a very good conversation, including with key members of…

Edited for length and clarity Thank you very much, Mr. President, for the very warm welcome you and your team have extended to me here in Kismayo, Jubaland. It is such a pleasure to be back in Kismayo. I was here in the original UN Mission during the mid-1990s, where I had a very nice visit to the…

Edited for length and clarity Thank you very much, Mr. President, for the very warm welcome you and your team have extended to me here in Kismayo, Jubaland. It is such a pleasure to be back in Kismayo. I was here in the original UN Mission during the mid-1990s, where I had a very nice visit to the…

Kismayo – Wrapping up her initial round of visits to Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Jubaland where she met with its leadership to discuss topics including UN support, state-building, security and the humanitarian situation. "This is the…