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SRSG Mahiga condemns the murder of a former Trade Minister in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 17 July 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has condemned yesterday's murder of a former Trade Minister in Mogadishu, allegedly by Al-Shabaab.
Draft Provisional Constitution
Draft Provisional Constitution for consideration by the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Somalia. [English] [Somali]
Preparations continue for the upcoming National Constituent Assembly
15 members of the Somali security forces today completed a training course on newly arrived biometric security equipment, which will be used to register the 825 delegates and around 400 support staff for the upcoming National Constituent Assembly (NCA).
DSRSG Peter de Clercq discusses the Technical Selection Committee from Mogadishu
Mogadishu,12 July 2012 – Over the last few days, much of my time has been spent facilitating the standing up of the Technical Selection Committee (TSC) for the selection of the National Constituent Assembly and the National Federal Parliament. The TSC was expressly created to provide quality control…
Meeting of the Principal Signatories of the Process for Ending the Transition
Nairobi, 22 June 2012 – The Consultative Meeting of the Principal Signatories of the Process for Ending the Transition ended with the adoption of the following documents: Joint Communiqué of the Consultative Meeting of the Signatories of the Process for Ending the Transition. [English] [Somali]…
DESPITE PROGRESS IN CONSOLIDATING PEACE, WEST AFRICA NOW CONFRONTS 'NEW WAVE OF CHALLENGES'
New York, 11 July 2012 - Despite significant progress in consolidation of peace in West Africa, recent seizures of power, armed insurrection, piracy, terrorist threats and increased illicit drug traffic meant that the security situation was “precarious and reversible” and continued international…
DESPITE PROGRESS IN CONSOLIDATING PEACE, WEST AFRICA NOW CONFRONTS 'NEW WAVE OF CHALLENGES'
New York, 11 July 2012 - Despite significant progress in consolidation of peace in West Africa, recent seizures of power, armed insurrection, piracy, terrorist threats and increased illicit drug traffic meant that the security situation was “precarious and reversible” and continued international…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Speaks to the Somali People
As-Salaamu Alaikum, My dear friends, we are at a critical juncture in the Somali peace process. Several significant developments have been made since I last wrote to you in March. We are very close to witnessing one of the most important political events of this generation: the ratification of the…
UN Special Representative for Somalia statement on attempted assassination of Somali journalist
Mogadishu, 9 July 2012 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga condemns in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on Abdulkadir Omar Abdulle, a journalist for Universal television, who was seriously injured on Saturday night when he was…
UN Assistance to Libya's Landmark Elections
The United Nations was assisting Libya as it held, on 7 July, its first free election in 47 years. The nationwide balloting to elect a Libyan National Congress was a key step in the country's transition from dictatorship to democracy after a popular revolution swept away last year the brutal…