Prime Minister of Somalia’s statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Somalia – Wednesday 14

[Che -Guevara]

Mr President,

 

Distinguished Ambassadors,

 

It is an honour for me to be here before you today and to update you on the developments that have occurred in Somalia. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to address the UN Security Council since my appointment as Prime Minister in June. In the intervening period, the humanitarian, security and political landscape has altered and it is my intention to demonstrate the steps that the Transitional Federal Government is taking to address the new challenges and opportunities that face us right now.

 

Mr. President,

 

Let me begin by welcoming the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia which is now before the Council and which has noted the positive political and security developments that have occurred in the last three months. A month and half after my appointment as Prime Minister, Al Qaeda affiliated extremist insurgents were forced to withdraw from the capital under pressure from the Somali National Army, with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia. On August 10, 2011, the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, updated the Council on the situation in the capital following this withdrawal by al Shabaab, noting that this presented both opportunities and challenges for the Transitional Federal Government as we strive to consolidate security in the city, provide public services to the population, and tackle the enormous humanitarian emergency enveloping our country. We in Somalia recognize, as the Secretary-General’s report states, that failure to do this would fatally undermine the legitimacy and popular support that the government currently enjoys.

 

My government is doing the best it can within our limited resources to exploit these opportunities. Immediately following the extremists’ withdrawal, a ministerial committee was set up, which visited vacated areas and came up with plans for dealing with the situation. The immediate concern was to re-establish security and fill the vacuum with legitimate state authorities. A state of emergency has been declared in these districts, as well as in IDP camps across the city, in order to prevent crime as well as to deter the return of warlords and militias.

 

The Cabinet has established two task forces, one with the responsibility to provide armed escort to humanitarian convoys, and the other, a mobile patrol unit, to tackle crime. District Security Committees have been established in all 16 districts of the city and are engaging local communities to determine their priorities and needs. The security forces continue to search for weapons and booby traps in the neighbourhoods formerly occupied by the extremists and, once these have been cleared, citizens will be encouraged to return to their homes.

[Che -Guevara]

We must remain realistic as we enter this next phase, however. Stabilising security inside the capital has been a determined focus of my government over the past month and the plan for Mogadishu is starting to work. We cannot, however, afford to be complacent. We are aware that pockets of insurgents remain in the city and are intent on launching a campaign of terror against the population using suicide attacks and improvised explosive devices. Already, our security and intelligence agencies have foiled a number of such attacks. The two largest IDP camps, Badbaado and Rajo, which provide shelter and food for tens of thousands of the most needy, have each been targeted. Last week an IED was discovered planted within the Rajo camp and two weeks prior, a man wearing a suicide vest and disguised as a woman was arrested before he could detonate his explosives at the Babaado camp. A car bomb was also recently found and defused at the populous Kilometre 4 junction. And at the same time, it will be imperative to ensure that the Somali state is able to keep clan rivalries and warlordism at bay.

 

The Secretary General’s report notes that TFG and Somali security forces are currently overextended. It is essential that we work together to enlarge and improve the SNA and Police of the Somali government, as a matter of grave urgency. In order to consolidate and build on the security gains it is essential to enlarge the AMISOM force, that has sacrificed so much and worked so hard, in the near future with the required air and maritime force components that it badly needs. To support this united effort I look forward to announcing the National Security and Stabilisation Plan – a key part of the Roadmap – in the near future.

 

The fact that the extremists would target innocent, hungry Somalis is an indication that they care nothing for the fate of the citizens of the country. Somalia is at the first line in the global defences against the plague of terrorism. The terrorists are looking further afield. They have sought to export their noxious extremism across the region, recruiting and sponsoring acts of terror in countries such as Uganda, where last year they murdered 76 innocent people. It is a well known fact that they are focussing their recruitment and radicalisation efforts on Somali diasporas in Australia, Europe and in the United States of America.

 

As the world marks the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks here in New York and in Washington DC, it is critical that we learn the lessons of the past. The struggle to stabilise Somalia and deny terrorists a foothold on the Horn of Africa is one in which we all have a stake and therefore one in which we all have responsibilities. At this juncture I would like to thank the Council for the generous support it has given to both the Transitional Federal Institutions and to the AMISOM peace support mission, without whose assistance much of the progress that I have outlined above would not have been possible.

 

I also join the Secretary-General in paying tribute to the governments and people of Burundi and Uganda for their continued sacrifice and commitment to the cause of peace in Somalia and in extending condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this worthy cause, including Somali forces.

 

The support of the international community is critical if we are to continue to protect civilians, ensure the safe and timely delivery of aid, and prevent the extremists using our territory as a base from which to plot terror attacks. The immediate deployment of the extra 3000 AMISOM troops already authorized by the Council is urgently needed to prevent a security vacuum in the areas of Mogadishu vacated by the al Shabaab. As the Secretary-General notes, without international support for equipping and outfitting additional troops, troop contributing countries will continue to face difficulties in deploying these forces in a timely manner. Going forward, more will be required if we are to expand the zone of safety that has been created in the capital to encompass the rest of the country. In this regard, I ask the Council to urgently reconsider the recommendation of the AU Peace and Security Council to increase the mandated strength of the AMISOM force to 20,000 troops from the current ceiling of 12,000, and to provide it with key enablers and force multipliers, including air and marine components.

[Che -Guevara]

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[Che -Guevara]

LooooooooooL...seriously

[Carafaat]

A week ago I signed the Roadmap, on behalf of the TFG and in cooperation with the Transitional Federal Parliament, the Puntland State of Somalia, Galmudug, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a, because I am confident we can lead Somalia towards growing social, economic and political stability. However, Somalia’s future hangs in the balance and so we cannot take this journey alone. As I stand here today and pledge my commitment to delivering the priority tasks laid out in the Roadmap

so I ask for the international support necessary to deliver the humanitarian relief and security that are vital components

of stabilizing Somalia.

He says, we need support of international community like 20 times in his speech. in otherwords, give us more money.

 

niyow ninku mu tuugsaniyaa.

[nuune]

^^^ One can find the words of 'International Community' from SL foreign minister, so nothing is wrong even if someone says 100 times as many other leaders do abuse the those words too, so what do you think of his speech, mise wey ku dhinac martey.

 

 

 

Che -Guevara;746339 wrote:

LooooooooooL...seriously

looooooooooooool JB waa daacad sxb, taas aniga i weydii, he means no harm when puts that video, but anyone and everyone else who is SL die hard(not including the our usual SL Solers who are not that die hard) should go for a check up at the local doctor for cudurka lagu magacaabo baqbaq.

[Carafaat]

nuune, ninkanu security councilkii aduunka ayuu horfadhiyaa, wuxuuna akhriniyaa project probosal uu funding ku raadiniyo. ceebey tacaal

 

inu ka hadlee eheed visiion kooda sida Somalia ku nabadeeniyaan, dhibatooyinka heysta, sida ee xal ku heliyaan. not a project probosal lagu soo qoray kampala.

[Thankful]

Jacaylbaro;746328 wrote:

International Republican Institute

 

A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, IRI advances freedom and democracy worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, democratic governance and the rule of law.

The so-called NW Somali FM arrives in America so his visit coincide's with the Security council meeting, he wants make the two seem related.

 

This man is really sneaky because he did this before in London. He'll return back to Hargeysa and tell the media different facts.

[A_Khadar]

Let them have it if that makes their day.. Yeah, succession agenda was before the UN Security Council.. This must be the heading of s/l news cast venues..

[Gheelle.T]

I have watched the video and the press briefing afterward, and overall he did excellent. He laid his plan on the table, and we shall see what the SC recommendation gonna be like.

[xiinfaniin]

Jacaylbaro;746328 wrote:

Jacaylbaro, ma halkaas bay ka maraysaa? :D

 

Innaa lilaahi waa innaa ilaahi raajicuun

[nuune]

^^ Just seen that video now that JB posted, but where is the SL flag, all I see is the American one, war illeen balaayo, or is it my eyes, maybe that Kuwait meeting of Siilaanyo having the Somali flag waxbaa ka jira since Arab leaders don't meet delegates without having a flag!

[A_Khadar]

^^ War waa hotel uu deganaa conference roomkiisa and happened to be IRI may had a conference just before that and still there sign was hanging there.. lol..

[xiinfaniin]

This is beyond embarrassment, nuune

 

Btw I never doubted the Somali flag at the Kuwaiti palace. Kuwait is not the infamous Chinese airport Siilaanyo was said to have slept nights.

[Abtigiis]

Nuune, the SL flag is there but you can't see. It is in the side pocket of the Foriegn Minister.