UN confrence on Somalia ends to reform parliament

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UN confrence on Somalia ends to reform parliament 13 Apr 13, 2011 - 1:08:57 PM

United Nations High consultative meeting for Somalia has ended in Kenya with a joint statement on Wednesday, Radio Garowe reports.

 

Somali parliament speaker, Puntland state president, Galmudug State president and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa Islamists attended the meeting. Two dozen stakeholders from the international community observed the proceedings, including regional organizations such as the African Union, European Union, IGAD (Chair), League of Arab States and Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

 

The motive of the meeting was to exchange views, importance of working together and discuss about how to move forward when the government’s transitional mandate expires, which is scheduled to expire on August this year.

 

The parties attended the meeting agreed these on the following points:

 

1- The need to end the Transition according to the provisions of the Transitional Federal Charter, which calls for elections of the President of the TFG and the Speaker of the TFP and his deputies before the end of the Transition, i.e. August 2011;

 

2- On the extension of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), it was proposed that the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) could be extended for a period of two years; this was not seen as an end in itself, but as a requirement to complete certain critical tasks, including preparations for eventual national elections.

 

3- To strengthen security and to redouble joint efforts to defeat extremism – both politically and militarily ‐ and to fight against piracy, human smuggling, illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste;

 

4- To reform the current TFP and to intensify the process of outreach and reconciliation with the “states”, regional authorities, civil society and the Diaspora and to make propositions to reform the next Parliament;

 

5- to accelerate progress towards a new federal Constitution; it was acknowledged that this is a shared responsibility between the TFIs, the states, regional authorities and other stakeholders including the international community;

 

6- previous agreements between the TFG, “states” (Puntland), regional administrations and Ahlu Sunna Wa’al Jamaa should be adhered to and implemented.

 

7- to extend immediate assistance to areas recently recovered from armed groups, including Mogadishu, as well as generally to increase the provision of humanitarian and development assistance ‐ at federal, state, regional and district levels – in order to alleviate the current drought and famine.

 

A statement from United Nation Political office for Somalia says During the meeting, the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator emphasised the urgent need for additional humanitarian and development funding.

 

The importance point of the agreement is to modify the transitional parliament of Somalia which its members is 550 memebrs and to extend their term for two more years.

 

Somali Transitional parliament extended their term early on February three more years and Somali President and Prime Minister extended one more year for their term.