A_Khadar Posted February 3, 2011 New York, Feb 1 : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need to assist transitional Government in its effort to initiate reconciliation with other and armed groups that renounce the use of violence in favour of the formation of local civil administrations. Somalia's Transitional (TFG) also needs help to intensify and conclude consultations on the drafting of a new constitution, Ban said in an address to the High-Level meeting on Somalia convened by the United Nations and the African Union (AU) in the Ethiopian capital, Adis Ababa, on the sidelines of the pan-African body's annual summit. "The consultations should provide an inclusive platform for dialogue among Somalis, including those still outside the political process," said the UN Secretary-General. Read all: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A_Khadar Posted February 3, 2011 UN chief underlines need to support Somali reconciliation efforts AMISOM peacekeepers 31 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to assist Somalia’s transitional Government in its effort to initiate reconciliation with other political and armed groups that renounce the use of violence in favour of the formation of local civil administrations. Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) also needs help to intensify and conclude consultations on the drafting of a new constitution, Mr. Ban said in an address to the High-Level meeting on Somalia convened by the United Nations and the African Union (AU) in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the pan-African body’s annual summit. “The consultations should provide an inclusive platform for dialogue among Somalis, including those still outside the political process,” said the Secretary-General. He said Somalia’s political agenda, as defined in the transition road map, requires a security strategy to enable the TFG to develop its own sustainable security forces, deliver basic social services and operate in an expanded and secure environment, including in Mogadishu, the capital. While commending Uganda and Burundi for contributing troops to the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Mr. Ban said it is necessary to “rapidly generate and deploy” the new troops recently authorized by the Security Council, and give the force the technical, logistical and financial support it needs to do its work. On piracy, he noted that his Special Adviser on Legal Issues related to Piracy in Somalia, Jack Lang, has proposed a comprehensive approach to the challenge of maritime piracy off the country’s coast, which is based on three pillars – deterrence, rule of law and security, and development. He also noted that the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) has initiated the deployment of a light presence in Mogadishu, Puntland and Somaliland. “This will enhance our engagement with Somali interlocutors as we assist them with implementation of the road map. We continue to work to create the appropriate conditions for the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation,” Mr. Ban said. More Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted February 3, 2011 Somalia’s Government Should Go in August, U.S. Says Bloomberg Thursday, February 03, 2011 Somalia’s transitional government should go in August when its mandate expires, said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg. “We don’t want to create a vacuum, but at the same time we just can’t continue with business as usual,” Steinberg told reporters in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, today. “We have been disappointed with the performance” of the government. The organization that takes over should make Somalia more self-sufficient and less reliant on foreign help to tackle Islamic insurgents, Steinberg said. Somalia has been mired in civil war for two decades and hasn’t had a functioning central administration since the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. The current government, backed by troops from the African Union, is battling Islamic militants for control of the capital, Mogadishu, and southern and central Somalia. The Horn of Africa nation will miss an August target to enact a new constitution that would have set the stage for elections, the United Nations’ representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, said on Jan. 26. The UN wants the transitional government swapped with a new organization by August, he said. Discussions between international donors, Somalia officials and regional authorities will help determine the composition of the replacement body, Steinberg said today. The decision won’t be “unilateral,” he said. “We don’t think we should start from scratch.” ====== To contact the reporter on this story: Sarah McGregor in Nairobi at smcgregor5@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Philip Sanders at psanders@bloomberg.net. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted February 4, 2011 The UN is so confused. They are the main problem in Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
