UN / SOMALIA

A UN official in Somalia warned that after a series of attacks against high-profile targets in Mogadishu last month, insecurity in the capital city poses challenges for Somalis and their international partners. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:26
• Production Date: 11 March 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA – AMISOM
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL CONDITIONS; POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: U140311a

Description

STORY: UN/SOMALIA
TRT: 2:26
SOURCE: UNTV/ AU UN IST
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 MARCH 2014, NEW YORK CITY, FILE

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1. Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters

UNTV - 11 MARCH 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council Chamber
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in Somalia (AMISOM):
“The best hope for peace and stability in Somalia, the Horn of Africa and beyond remains a united, secure and federal Somalia. This is achievable. Somalia can reach its goal of an agreed constitution, a nation-wide electoral process and increased security by 2016.”
4. Cutaway, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in Somalia (AMISOM):
“As I speak, an expanded AMISOM and the Somali National Armay (SNA) are prosecuting a renewed offensive against Al Shabab, made possible by UN Security Council Resolution 2124. It will be the most significant and geographically extensive military advance since AMISOM started.”
6. Pan left, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in Somalia (AMISOM):
“In Mogadishu, the security situation has deteriorated since the last time I briefed the Council. A suicide attack carried out on a UN convoy, a complex suited attack against the presidential compound in Villa Somalia and another suicide attack near the National Intelligence headquarters, all in the month of February, sharp reminders.”
8. Cutaway, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in Somalia (AMISOM):
“As AMISON and the Somali National Army begin their offensive, we are all conscious of the need to uphold humanitarian principles and respect for the international humanitarian law. We also need resources. I urge donors and partners to contribute to the trust fund for the supply of non-lethal support to the Somali National Army in line with resolution 2124.”
10. Wide shot, Council

AU UN IST - 8 FEBRUARY 2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

10. Various shots, SNA military training exercises

Storyline

A United Nations (UN) official in Somalia warned that after a series of attacks against high-profile targets in Mogadishu last month, insecurity in the capital city poses challenges for Somalis and their international partners.

Speaking to the Security today (11 Mar), UN special envoy for Somalia Nicholas Kay said that the best hope for peace and stability in Somalia, the Horn of Africa and beyond was a “united, secure and federal Somalia,” adding that this was, “achievable” by 2016.
He said that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) are pursuing a renewed offensive against Al Shabaab insurgents, who in 2011 were forced to retreat from the capital.
Security remains a vital concern, particularly in Mogadishu where the situation has deteriorated as insurgents carried out often complex suicide attacks against several targets, including a UN convoy, the Presidential compound and the National Intelligence headquarters all in the month of February. He called the attacks, “sharp reminders.”
Kay also said there was a need for more resources and urged donors and partners to contribute to the trust fund for the supply of non-lethal support to the SNA in line with resolution 2124.