SOMALIA / JOWHAR CONSULTATIONS

A delegation of some of Somalia’s key international partners today visited Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle state, as part of their series of consultations ahead of a number of key processes the country faces in 2020. UNSOM

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:52
• Production Date: 11 December 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: JAMES SWAN
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SOMALIA - UNSOM
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: 2513127
• Parent Id: 2513127
• Alternate Title: unifeed191211e

Description

STORY: SOMALIA / JOWHAR CONSULTATIONS
TRT: 2:52
SOURCE: UNSOM
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 11 DECEMBER 2019, JOWHAR, SOMALIA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, delegation disembarking plane
2. Med shot, delegation shaking hands with ANSOM soldiers
3. Med shot, Swan passing by a UN flag
4. Med shot, Swan and President Mohamed Abdi Ware shaking hands
5. Various shots, meeting between UN, AU, EU and IGAD delegation and Hirshabelle’s President Ware and his staff
6. Wide shot, delegation walking
7. Various shots, delegation meeting with civil society, youth, traditional elders and clan leaders.
8. SOUNDBITE(English) James Swan, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia:
“As 2019 draws to a close, we are reflecting on the progress made this year, and looking ahead to 2020 as a critical year for Somalia. We are here in Hirshabelle to engage with a range of stakeholders, to hear their views on how key national priorities can be achieved in 2020. These include preparations for ‘one-person, one-vote’ elections, finalisation of the Federal Constitution, continued progress towards debt rel-ief, and the fight against Al-Shabaab.Ahead of this critical year, representatives of some of Somalia’s multilateral partners are engaging with national authorities, Federal Member States, elders and civil society, and we are grateful to Hirshabelle authorities for hosting us today. These goals of 2020 are achievable with the strong collaboration of all stakeholders; 2020 has the potential to be a historic year for Somalia. We encourage all Somali leaders, institutions and communities to engage in dialogue to agree a way forward, and to cooperate to realise the priorities for the year ahead.”
9. Med shot, Swan and President Mohamed Abdi Ware shaking hands

Storyline

A delegation of some of Somalia’s key international partners today visited Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle state, as part of their series of consultations ahead of a number of key processes the country faces in 2020.

“As 2019 draws to a close, we are reflecting on the progress made this year, and looking ahead to 2020 as a critical year for Somalia. We are here in Hirshabelle to engage with a range of stakeholders, to hear their views on how key national priorities can be achieved in 2020 – these include preparations for ‘one-person, one-vote’ elections, finalisation of the Federal Constitution, continued progress towards debt relief, and the fight against Al-Shabaab,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan.

“Ahead of this critical year, representatives of some of Somalia’s multilateral partners are engaging with national authorities, Federal Member States, elders and civil society, and we are grateful to Hirshabelle authorities for hosting us today,” he added.

The UN envoy was speaking on his behalf and that of his fellow delegation members: the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Simon Mulongo; the European Union’s (EU) Ambassador to Somalia, Nicolas Berlanga; and a Senior Advisor of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Jamal Ahmed Ibrahim.

In addition to meeting with a wide range of civil society representatives, youth, traditional elders and clan leaders, the delegation also met with Hirshabelle’s President Mohamed Abdi Ware and other government officials.

Noting the country’s goals for 2020 are achievable with the strong collaboration among all stakeholders, the delegation encouraged “all Somali leaders, institutions and communities to engage in dialogue to agree a way forward, and to cooperate to realise the priorities for the year ahead.”

The delegation also reiterated that it looks forward to hearing from representatives in other Federal Member States as it continues it visits, and to supporting Somalia in fulfilling the national priorities it has committed to in 2020.