The UN Security Council will travel to Somalia

[THE_TRUTH1]

UN envoys to visit Somalia ahead of elections
The 15 envoys will also travel to Nairobi during the May 17-21 trip.

TUESDAY MAY 3 2016

In Summary
The vote will be Somalia's second since 1991, when warlords ousted president Mohamed Siad Barre, plunging the country into years of war and chaos.
Voting for the upcoming general elections will take place through electoral colleges.


By AFP
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UNITED NATIONS

The UN Security Council will travel to Somalia this month to show support for elections scheduled in August, Egypt's UN Ambassador and this month's council president, Amr Aboulatta, said Monday.

The 15 envoys will also travel to Nairobi during the May 17-21 trip and hold meetings in Cairo with the Arab League, Aboulatta said, presenting the program of work for the month.

"The council will be going to Somalia to push for the elections," he said. "The election is supposed to be held in the month of August and we will try to give the support of the council."

The vote will be Somalia's second since 1991, when warlords ousted president Mohamed Siad Barre, plunging the country into years of war and chaos. The last elections took place in 2012.

Last month, the Security Council heard a report on the situation in Somalia during a special meeting in New York attended by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Voting for the upcoming general elections will take place through electoral colleges, but the council has said it should be a stepping stone to one-person, one-vote elections in 2020.

Under the electoral model, 30 per cent of seats in parliament will be reserved for women.

[Strategic]

fantastic news,there are 1000s of things of good happening in Somalia like bussiness opening up internationally,gov affiliated somali bussinessmen doing trade freely in the world since american recognition 2012 indeed USA is a powerful country but people would rather dwell on few skirmishes there and there.for every bad news you hear there are 1000s good news that they wont report.

[Rambie]

It's been 6 months & those fuckers didn't release any update/report about Zoomalia/land.

Wal bring back Nick Kay Keating is incompetent.

[Strategic]

This shows truth is the best analyst here.

The officials held a series of high-level meetings with the Federal President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, regional presidents, civil society members, humanitarian organizations and senior UN and African Union officials.

The other Council Member States represented in the 27-member delegation include Angola, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

“We all are very grateful that you are here as the people of Somalia, that shows the level of commitment you have for Somalia,” said President Mohamud in welcoming remarks to the Council representative

“We will provide our support to the government and the message is clear that we are here to help,” said Mr. Aboulatta. “But also it was a message that we need to move forward.”

Mr. Rycroft said his country places a high priority on developments in Somalia, and reaffirmed the Council’s commitment to help ensure peace and stability in Somalia.

“We had very good discussions about the political process and the need for elections to take place on the timetable already agreed by the leaders, which means elections in August of 2016,” he said.

“We were glad to talk in detail to the President, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the presidents of the regions about what is needed in order to be ready for that date,” he added.

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