OLOL Posted September 17, 2005 SATURDAY September 17, 2005 MR YUSUF MISSED TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: BAD PROTOCOL 16 September, 2005 Today the 60th UN General Assembly as well as the 5th anniversary of the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) meeting was concluded. Where thousands of world leaders gathered at the UN headquarters in New York to address the most complex issues facing our planet: Poverty and hunger eradication: to free mankind from hunger and diseases. Sustainable management of the environment and its resources. Halting the spread of AID/HIV. Gender Equality. The creation of Human Rights Council that will replace the existing HR Commission. The reform of the Peace and Security of the UN and the creation of a Peace-Building Commission. Etc. Tonight, the President appointed, Mr. Yusuf was scheduled to address the GA and he missed the opportunity to speak as a LEADER. http://www.un.org/webcast/summit2005/statements.html# Instead the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ismail replaced him on the last minute. This is bad news for the TFG – bad protocol. In general, the speaker who addresses the GA on behalf of his people is the highest officer of the country who is present at the GA platform. There was no excuse for the absence of the President at the speakers’ podium. Mr. Ismail speech was garbled and he did not tackle the issues and the purpose for which the 60th UN General Assembly was convened. He spoke of the TFG’s national/internal problems and the dispute between its Institutions, which was irrelevant. The speech was so narrowed and it was “politically incorrect†to speak of internal problems between Jowhar and Mogadiscio to a worldwide audience. Mr. Ismail confirmed that the TFG of Somalia is a PROVINCIALLY RUN GOVERNMENT. “.As we speak now the new State Institutions are operating from within Somalia, from Jowhar temporarily, the provincial capital of the lower Shebelle region, situated only 90 kilometers from Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia….†Here is the text of his speech and by tomorrow you can view the video. http://www.un.org/webcast/summit2005/statements16/som050916eng.pdf It seems that the TFG Executive Branch and its cabinet are out of touch of the world and out of touch of their own people. It is evident that the Somali people are living in a world full of structural violence, poverty, drought and famine, inner confinement, destruction, and helplessness and on top of that we are still divided and we are distancing ourselves from the world. Somalis needs good leaders who can bring them out of poverty and perpetual violence. We need a government that provides: safe drinking water, delivers public goods and services, protects the most vulnerable groups of the society and promotes reconciliation between communities and clans. WE NEED A GOVERNMENT THAT APPEALS TO THE WORLD TO ERADICATE POVERTY, POLIO, INJUSTICE AND DISEASES THAT ARE AFFECTING OF OUR PEOPLE. Somalis need to build a society that seeks remedy to the injustice done to thousands of unarmed civilians, a society that does not tolerate impunity and a society that does not honor men like warlord Abdullahi Yusuf. How can this warlord who start killing, looting and murdering people 60 years ago in the Mudug region be given an opportunity to speak to civilized people around the world Amina Abdi Mohamud DonnaSomala@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
