Ahmed Walad Abdalla Farewell Party And Last Words. (PIC)

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Somalia bids farewell to Ahmedou Ould- Abdallah

 

The outgoing United Nations envoy for Somalia with Somali Ambassador to Kenya

 

 

Hiiraan Online

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

 

Nairobi (HOL) - Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ali Nur (America) hosted a private farewell dinner in his home in honour of the outgoing UN Special Representative for the Secretary General for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah on Saturday night. The dinner party was attended by the TFG Foreign Minister, Ali Jangali; Margaret Vogt, Deputy UN Special Representative for the Secretary General for Somalia; Joseph Trimble, Political Officer US Embassy in Nairobi; Bruno Mpondo-Epo, Acting Chief of Staff for UNPOS; as well as prominent Somali businessmen, and several employee’s of UNPOS.

 

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has been the Secretary - Generals Special Representative to Somalia since September 2007 and his legacy will undoubtedly be debated by scholars, historians and politicians for years to come. Among his noteworthy achievements is having been one the chief architects in the Djibouti Peace Agreement in August 2008 that brought together ARS and TFG leaders to negotiate a peace treaty. He also was among the major players in the Brussels Pledging Conference in April 2009 and more recently the Istanbul Conference on Somalia which adopted the Istanbul Declaration; a pact between the International community and the Somali people . He is also one of the most vocal supporters of a potential UN relocation to Somalia, a position that has been met with stiff opposition by other UN head officers. His work has brought renewed international attention the plight of the Somali people.

 

It is said that development can be best gauged by progress on the ground and while Mr. Ould Abdallah worked diligently behind the scenes trying to propel Somalia forward; the fruits of his labour have yet to be sowed as the situation inside Somalia has steadily been deteriorating. Since he has taken office there has been a rise in extremist insurgency groups such as Al-Shabab and a steady spike in piracy off the coast.

 

“He cannot be an honest broker (for peace and reconciliation)” Ali Hashi, the former Somali ambassador to the UN from 2001 to 2005 said recently “If you are an honest broker you will talk to all parties to the conflict. But Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah does not want to speak to opposition groups.” Hashi’s sentiment is shared by as many as 300 members of Parliament who accused Ould- Abdallah of being “the central perpetrator responsible for the serious and unfortunate legal and political crisis” within the government. In yet another controversial move Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah’s unwavering support for President Sharif’s unconstitutional sacking of Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke created a bigger rift between himself and the Somali Parliament. The unexpected firing of the PM was subsequently reversed after President Sharif consulted with his lawyers who advised him that it was indeed unconstitutional.

 

 

In his defense Ahmedou Ould Abdallah questioned the integrity of some his critics in Parliament dismissing them as war profiteers who do not have peace and reconciliation at the forefront of their agenda. “Somali politicians, the elite I mean, are not ready to face the truth and compromise for the sake of their country, religion, children and dignity,” he said. “These people are at war. Their children are dying. They are living on charities under makeshift shelters, so I can’t accept to have cocktail parties.”

 

Fortunately for him, Saturday night was an acceptable night to have a cocktail party as he smiled and exchanged pleasantries with old friends and colleagues about the past and future.

 

Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nur (America) thanked him for his work in Somalia and presented him with cultural gifts on behalf of the government and the people of Somalia, a memento for his time as the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Somalia.

 

His successor Augustine P. Mahiga from the United Republic of Tanzania is faced with the task of implementing the doctrines of the Istanbul Declaration and finding the ever elusive link between peace and government.

 

 

 

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Outgoing UN envoy encourages Somali leadership to build on recent gains

 

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah

 

28 June 2010 – The outgoing United Nations envoy for Somalia has called on the country’s leaders to remain focused on the priorities ahead for the Horn of Africa nation as it seeks to overcome years of conflict and build peace.

 

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, in a farewell letter to the Somali diaspora, thanked the leadership of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) with whom he has worked since taking up his post as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia and encouraged them to build on the progress already made.

 

“I invite the current leadership to remain focused on essential priority tasks and to have a larger picture of the present and future of the country and their own regime rather than daily and short term priorities,” he wrote.

 

He noted that peace will take time due to “important vested interests, local and also international,” including illegal trade, fishing, dumping of waste and piracy.

 

“But a determined Government, accepted or tolerated by Somalis and supported by the international community, can make irreversible progress towards stability,” stated Mr. Ould-Abdallah, a national of Mauritania who helped facilitate the Djibouti Peace Agreement, on which current peace and reconciliation efforts in Somalia are based.

 

He added that many countries genuinely want to help Somalia. “However, to be honest, Somalia’s public image in Africa and the Middle East has been badly damaged over the years by the overall behaviour of the leaderships (government and opposition) in Mogadishu.

 

“A long, sustained effort is needed to reverse that negative perception,” he stressed.

 

The Special Representative highlighted some of the progress made in recent years, including the one-and-a-half-year-old Government currently in place in a country that has been without a functioning central government for two decades.

 

Progress has also been made with respect to the Constitution, of which a first draft will be presented by 1 July, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence, he added.

 

Mr. Ould-Abdallah, who has served as the UN’s envoy for Somalia since September 2007, will be succeeded by Augustine Mahiga, who currently serves as Tanzania’s Ambassador to the UN in New York.

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Nairobi:"Waxaan jecelahaya inaan mahad u soo jeediyo una hambalyeeyo Madaxweyneyaasha Puntland iyo Somaliland"Walad Cabdalla oo soosaaray Qoraalkii u danbeeyey.

 

29. juni 2010

 

Nairobi:(Allpuntland)-Wakiilkii hore ee Xoghayaha guud ee Qaramada Midoobey uqaabilsanaa Dalka Soomaaliya oo ay dhawaan soo idlaatay shaqadiisii Wakiilnimo ayaa Xafiiskiisa kasoo saaray Qoraalkii u danbeeyey oo ahaa Warqad sagoontin ah oo uu kula hadlayo dhawaam Bulshaweynta Soomaaliyeed,qoraalka Walad Cabdalla ayaa mahad naq loogu jeediyey Maamulada Puntland & Somalilnd,oo lagu amaanay sida ay u hormariyeen Amaankooda & Dhaqaalahooda,waxaana lagu dhaliilay dawlada kumeel gaarka ah & Mucaaradkeeda oo lagu sheegey inay dejiyeen Sharaftii Soomaaliya,iyadoo sidoo kale lagu amaanay intabadan bulshoweynta Soomaaliyeed.

 

"As-Salaamu Calaykum, Saaxiibayaasha qiimaha iyo qaayaha leh, Maalmo yar ka dib waxaan soo dhameystiri doonaa hawshii aan Soomaaliya ka hayay waxaana ku biiri doonaa Xarunta Qaramada Midoobay si aan u qabto hawlo kale. Ku dhowaad saddex sanno ayaan waddankiina ka shaqeeyay anigoo la shaqeeyay walaalo iyo saaxiibo kala duwan oo ka kala socda dalka, gobolka iyo caalamkaba" ayaa lagu yiri Qeybta koowaad ee Qoraalka Walad Cabdalle oo ka koobnaa dhowr Baal oo kaladuwan.

 

"Waxaan jecelahay inaan mahad u soo jeediyo hoggaanka Dowladda Federaalka KMG oo aan la shaqeeyay tan iyo markaan imid. Waxaan hoggaanka hadda talada haya ugu baaqayaa inay eegaan hawlaha muhimka ah iyo inay maskaxda ku hayaan sawirka hadda iyo ka mustaqbalka ee dalka iyo xukuumaddooda, intay eegi lahaayeen danaha muhimadda dhow leh. Hase yeeshee, waa inaan sii wadnaa taageerada aan siino, maxaa yeelay iyagaa Soomaaliya Adduunka u metela,Waxaan jecelahaya inaan mahad u soo jeediyo una hambalyeeyo Madaxweyneyaasha Puntland iyo Somaliland sida ay ugu dadaalaan xasilloonida, arrimaha dhaqaalaha iyo amaanka" Ayuu ku sheegey Qoraalkiisa Wakiilkii hore ee Qaramada Midoobey u qaabilsanaa Dalka Soomaaliya Axmed Walad Cabdalla.

 

"Dowlado badan ayaa si dhab ah u doonaya inay taageeraan dalkiina . Hase ahaatee, run ahaantii, sumcadda guud ee ay Soomaaliya ku leedahay Afrika iyo Bariga Dhexe waxaa sannadahan si xun u dhaawacay falaka hoggaanka (xukuumadda iyo mucaaradka) Muqdisho. Waxaa loo baahanyahay dadaal dheer oo joogto ah si loo beddelo sawirkaas xun,Dowladaha dimuqraaddiga ah ee Reer Galbeedka, sida Midowga Yurub, Norway iyo Maraykanka inta badan siyaasad ahaan way tasaamux badan yihiin waxayna si gaar ah u eegaan xaaladda jaaliyadaha qurba joogta ah dhowr sababood awgood."ayuu ku sheegey Qoraalkiiisa Walad Cabdalle.

 

Qoraalka Axmed Walad Cabdalla oo lagu qiyaasey inuu yahay kii u danbeeyey ee xafiiskiisa kasoo baxa ka hor inta uusan u anbabixin wadanka Maraykanka Magaaladiisa New Yourka oo ah xarunta ugu weyn ee Qaramada Midoobey ayaa uu dhamaan Soomaalida ka codsaday inau cafiyaan,wuxuuna sidoo kale sheegey in uu cafiyey dadbadan oo uu wax ka tabanayey kuwaas oo uu Qaarkood farta si dadban ugu fiiqay.

 

"Anigoo raacaya dhaqankeena Islaamka, waxaan jeclahay inaan cafis weydiisto dhammaan dadka laga yaabo inaan si uun wax ugu dhimay. Hadday taa dhacday, marna kuma jirin niyaddayda inaan qofna dhibo, markaa waxaan jeclahay inaan weydiisto cafis iyo musaamaxo,Aniga dhankayga, waan cafiyay kuwa si uun, anigoo jooga ama anigoo maqanba, hadal xun iga sheegay. Waxaan si gaar ah u xusuustaa qof profesoor ah oo iga filayay inaan u maalgeliyo xarun cilmibaaris uu isagu leeyahay oo igu soo jeesaday markuu ogaaday inayna taa suurtoobi karin"Ayaa lagu yiri gabagabada Qoraalka Axmed Walad Cabdalla oo ahaa Warqad furan oo uu dhamaan Soomaalida ku sagoontinayo.

 

Cabdiqani Xayir

Allpuntland

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I never thought I would say this but allpuntland has provided bad journalism. Ahmed Walad Abdalla never praised puntland he didn't even mention puntland. Allpuntland needs to get rid of that article because it will taint their credibility.

[Che -Guevara]

Originally posted by Cowke:

I never thought I would say this but allpuntland has provided bad journalism. Ahmed Walad Abdalla never praised puntland he didn't even mention puntland. Allpuntland needs to get rid of that article because it will taint their credibility.

classic

 

You never cease to amaze me.

[Ibtisam]

[Haatu]

Cowke you crazy guy

[Cowke]

My apologies actually allpuntland was correct that ahmed walad abdalla did provide an official letter and praised puntland. I just found it on the united nation political office for somalia(UNPOS) repository.

 

Here is the press release in it's original.

 

Letter to the members of the Somali Diaspora (No. 26)

Posted by admin on June 28th, 2010

 

United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)

 

Letter to the members of the Somali Diaspora (No. 26)

 

Nairobi, 28 June 2010

 

In Somali

 

As-Salaamu Alaikum,

 

Dear friends,

 

In a few days’ time I will end my mission in Somalia and will join UN Headquarters for other activities. I have spent nearly three years working on your country with various national, regional and international brothers and colleagues. It has been a most interesting, intense period of my professional life and has helped me to know East Africa, the Horn and your country a little better. Today I retain the same enthusiasm as on my first day about my mission.

 

When I arrived to begin my work I had three things in mind. To start with, I felt, and I still feel, many affinities with the Somali people as I share various aspects of your background including an understanding of camels. On a personal basis, one of my best Mauritanian friends, who was also a school mate, married a Somali when they were both students in France. Finally, from my previous experience, I knew of the terrible impact a long civil war can have on people’s culture and behaviour, but also their strong desire to survive to see peace return which generates sympathy for the concerned populations.

 

On the eve of my departure I would like to make a few observations:

 

a. I thank the many Somalis of all ages, backgrounds and regions that I met for their understanding, friendship and dedication to their country. It is too long and difficult to list them all, but many have different political sensitivities and sometimes are even political adversaries. However they are all patriots and I thank them for their contribution to my work and above all to their country and for their sense of responsibility and dignity.

 

b. I would like to thank the TFG leadership with whom I have worked since my arrival. I invite the current leadership to remain focused on essential priority tasks and to have a larger picture of the present and future of the country and their own regime rather than daily and short term priorities. However we should keep supporting them as they represent Somalia to the world. I would like to thank and congratulate the Presidents of Puntland and Somaliland for the attention they pay to stability, to economic issues and to security.

 

c. A number of Governments genuinely want to help your country. However, to be honest, Somalia’s public image in Africa and the Middle East has been badly damaged over the years by the overall behaviour of the leaderships (governments and oppositions) in Mogadishu. A long, sustained effort is needed to reverse that negative perception. Western democracies such as the EU, Norway and the US are politically tolerant and pay more attention to the situation of the Diaspora for a number of reasons. I think that to maintain continued international attention and especially respect, you, the members of the Diaspora, must continue to adhere to the laws in your new country while helping to put Somalia on the right foot with patience and tolerance. There will never be a leadership unanimously agreed on, but despite the prevailing difficulties, I still think a solution for a stable Somalia is inevitable through political tolerance.

 

So loose not heart, nor fall into despair; for ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith. (Sura 003, Verse 138)

 

In my first statement on my appointment in September 2007, I said that “Somalia does not deserve to be an international case study on how to manage conflict.” As I come to the end of my mission I would like to emphasize the same point again.

 

Your country made progress in some key areas during my mission. Despite its self inflicted difficulties, we now have a one and a half year old Government as a result of the Djibouti Agreement signed in August 2008. The Agreement, the first of its kind on Somalia not originating from a specific regional state, is fully backed by the United Nations, the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Conference, and the European Union. It was also witnessed by the three Permanent members of the UN Security Council, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with IGAD actively supporting its implementation. The Agreement in particular led to the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops but the opposition groups, who stated that they were only fighting to oust these troops, have continued their violence…

 

Significant progress has also been made with respect to the Constitution, of which a first draft shall be presented by 1 July 2010, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence.

 

Notable progress has also been made with a mechanism set up by the international accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, to allow donors to transfer funds to the TFG in a transparent, accountable manner. This mechanism allows funds to be disbursed to your country with greater speed and flexibility. It also gives partners a greater choice of ways to disburse external assistance.

 

Moreover Somalia is again high up the international agenda. As you may recall, the Brussels pledging conference, held in April 2009, was chaired by the UN Secretary General and the Presidents of the EU and AU. This was followed in May this year by the Istanbul Conference, co-convened by the UN Secretary General and Turkey which attracted many Somali and international businessmen and women. Both meetings were attended by high level international figures including several foreign ministers.

 

Peace will take time due to important vested interests local and also international including illegal trade, fishing, dumping of waste and piracy. But a determined Government, accepted or tolerated by Somalis and supported by the international community, can make irreversible progress towards stability. It should be noted that the International Community has in the past supported weak and fragile Governments during civil wars, such as in Bosnia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, etc. Somalia deserves similar treatment for its stability and that of the region as we all share an interest in seeing peace in your country. To that end the TFG should be more proactive and the international community, especially the UN, must move to Mogadishu to be close to the victims without delay. Concerning the victims – more work needs to be done to address impunity. I have always maintained that justice delayed is justice denied.

 

The objective is to end the transition in a peaceful manner and to work closely with the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Conference and especially your brothers in the region in IGAD. My office now has an established working group with the AU and IGAD.

 

Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). ( Sura 013, Verse 10)

 

The new SRSG Augustine Mahiga, of Tanzania, whom I know will bring a vast experience from both in and outside his country and he will get strong regional backing to help liberate Somalia from the violence and anarchy.

 

In saying goodbye to you, and in accordance with our Moslem tradition, I would like to ask forgiveness from all those I may have hurt one way or another. If that has happened, it was never my intention to harm and I would like to ask them forgiveness/Semah. On my side, I forgive those who, one way or another in my presence or absence, made negative statements about me.

 

Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or miss the mark (Sura 002, verse 285)

 

Thank you once again for all your help and support

 

Your brother

 

Ahmedou

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Verification can be found here. UNPOS