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STORY: UN / SOMALIA
TRT: 2.33
SOURCE: UNTV/ UNHCR/ AU-UNIST
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
11 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Various shots, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Augustine P. Mahiga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia:
“The run-up to August 2011 has generated anxiety within the Transitional Federal Institutions, confusion among the Somali public and some key stakeholders in the region, on how to proceed towards ending the transition. Disagreement over the election issue between the TFIs is causing a political paralysis in Mogadishu.”
5. Various shots, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Augustine P. Mahiga, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Somalia:
“Piracy in Somalia continues to threaten world maritime trade and undermine the economies of Eastern African countries. The work of the International Naval Coalition to protect shipping and deter pirates is commendable, but has not been successful to stop the menace.”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia:
“In light of the killing of Osama Bin Laden my Government has declared a state of high alert due to the credible information that Al-Qaida and Al-Shabaab are planning revenge attacks which could endanger or kill innocent people. On 7 May 2011, Al-Shabaab spokesman confirmed planning revenge attacks and stated that they will intensify their terrorism activities. We need to defeat these aggressors at their source.”
8. Pan right, Security Council
FILE - UNHCR - 20, 25 FEBRUARY 2011, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
9. Wide shot, city street
10. Med shot, Bakara Market
11. Various shots, victim at hospital
FILE – AU/ UNIST - RECENT, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
12. Various shots, pro-government demonstrations
13. Various shots, security forces
The Security Council today (11 May) heard a briefing from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, who expressed concern about political divisions in the run-up to the end of the Transitional Federal Government’s (TFG) mandate and elections, originally scheduled for July or August 2011.
Mahiga said these divisions have “generated anxiety within the Transitional Federal Institutions, confusion among the Somali public and some key stakeholders in the region” on how to proceed towards ending the transition.
He added that disagreement over the election issue is causing “a political paralysis in Mogadishu.”
A meeting between the parties was supposed to take place this week in Nairobi, Kenya, but was boycotted by the Government which reportedly also banned parliamentaries from attending.
On the security front, Mahiga said that piracy “continues to threaten world maritime trade and undermine the economies of Eastern African countries”, and while commending the work of the International Naval Coalition, he said that it “has not been successful to stop the menace.”
Also addressing the Council, Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said that in light of the recent killing of Osama Bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan, his Government “has declared a state of high alert due to the credible information that Al-Qaida and Al-Shabaab are planning revenge attacks which could endanger or kill innocent people.”
After the meeting, the Security Council issued a statement expressing grave concern at the continued instability in Somalia, including the political disagreements and the piracy issue, and called for a comprehensive strategy to achieve peace and security in the country.
