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SOMALIA / CONFERENCE VOX-POPS
STORY: SOMALIA - CONFERENCE VOX-POPS
TRT: 1:59
SOURCE: AU/UN IST
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SOMALI/NATS
DATELINE: 5 MAY 2013 + RECENT / MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
5 MAY 2013, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
1. Wide shot, bus and taxi terminal
2. Med shot, buses on the move
3. Wide shot, pedestrians in Mogadishu street
4. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Ugas Ali-Hashi, Somali Elder:
"I'm glad that the London Conference is happening and we expect good results from it if the world remains loyal to us."
5. Wide shot, people sitting and chatting
6. Med shot, people chatting
7. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Abdullahi Mohamed Abdi, Engineer:
“I hope that the meeting in London will help improve our security, economy and the daily lives of our people. Somalis have to work together to rebuild our country, no one else can.”
8. Wide shot, street, buildings with bullet holes in walls
9. Med shot, building with bullet holes
10. Med shot, interior of a shop
11. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Abdirizak Mohamed Osman, Shopkeeper:
“The London Conference on it’s own can’t solve our problems. Somalis need to come together and agree on ways to share power and work out their differences.”
RECENT, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
12. Wide shot, AMISOM police patrolling Mogadishu
13. Close up shot, AMISOM police officer carrying a gun
14. Medium shot, AMISOM police officer patrolling streets
15. Wide shot, motorists driving by as AMISOM police patrols
STORY:
The Governments of Somalia and UK are co-hosting an international conference on Somalia in the UK today (May 7).
The conference was organised to garner international support for the Government of Somalia as it rebuilds the Horn of Africa country, which is emerging from over two decades of conflict.
Somalia has seen major changes in recent years as large parts of the country, including the capital Mogadishu, and other major cities were liberated from the once-feared al Shabaab extremist group by Somalia’s security forces, who are supported by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
But the huge task of rebuilding Somalia’s infrastructure and public institutions will need unprecedented levels of international support if the country is to capitalise on its recent security gains.
Ugas Ali-Hashi, one the highly-respected Somali elders who hold sway in community and national affairs, says: "I'm glad that the London Conference is happening and we expect good results from it if the world remains loyal to us."
Scores of Somali Diaspora have returned to Mogadishu and other urban centres in the country as efforts to resuscitate the economy kick into gear. Events like the AMISOM Diaspora Meeting that will be held from May 9 to 10 in the wake of the Conference are also meant to raise awareness about the needs and opportunities for Somalis and international investors.
Abdullahi Mohamed Abdi, an engineer, said: “I hope that the meeting in London will help improve our security, economy and the daily lives of our people. Somalis have to work together to rebuild our country, no one else can.”
However shopkeeper Abdirizak Mohamed Osman is quick to add that the main responsibility for turning Somalia’s story from one of tragedy to triumph ultimately lies with Somalis themselves.
He said: “The London Conference on it’s own can’t solve our problems. Somalis need to come together and agree on ways to share power and work out their differences.”
Somalia and UK have invited over 50 partner countries and organisations, including the UN, IMF and Somalia’s friends and neighbours around the world.
The AU, which has been widely recognised for its commitment to Somalia through AMISOM and other initiative, will also take part.
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