Mogadishu, 26 January 2012
As-Salaamu Alaikum,
Dear friends,
I am thrilled to be writing to you all from my new office here in Mogadishu. As you may have heard, on Tuesday I moved to Somalia from Nairobi along with a number of my core staff from the UN Political Office for Somalia. In fact I now believe we should be called the UN Political Office in Somalia. It is only one and a half months since the Secretary-General announced that UNPOS would move and it is largely thanks to the hard work of our colleagues from the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA) that we made it here in record time. We thank them for their unflagging support.
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For the first time in 17 years the UN flag is again flying in Mogadishu. It was raised, alongside the Somali flag, on Tuesday when I moved my office from Nairobi to Mogadishu. Up to now our name has been the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) but I now believe we should be called the UN Political Office in Somalia.
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga today formally re-opened the UNPOS office in the Somali capital, Dr Mahiga, who flew into the international airport with a delegation from the UN Political Office for Somalia, said he was delighted with the move and was honoured to raise the flag after a 17 year absence.
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Mogadishu, 24 January 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga today moved the office of the SRSG back to Mogadishu after an absence of 17 years. Ambassador Mahiga, who was welcomed at the airport by Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Somali Officials and foreign diplomats, said he was delighted that the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) would now be working from the capital.
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Nairobi, 06 January 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine Mahiga today expressed deep concern over the continuing parliamentary dispute in Mogadishu. He called on all parties to refrain from violence of any kind and to resolve whatever disagreements they may have through peaceful political dialogue and legal procedures as provided for in the Transitional Federal Charter, upon which the credibility of Parliament is based. He noted that the violence, which has taken place in Parliament over the last few days, is most regrettable. He added that appropriate action must be taken against those involved in instigating violence and spoilers. He expressed his sympathy for those injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
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Addis Ababa, 5 January 2012 – Thank you for this opportunity to share again some views with you on the situation in Somalia. This meeting is a testimony to our collective aspiration and undertaking to restore peace and stability to Somalia. [Full Statement]
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Garowe, 24 December 2011 – Communiqué of the Somali National Consultative Constitutional Conference.
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