SOMALIA: CRISIS-RESPONSE SHOWS STATE INSTITUTIONS STRENGTHENING, UN OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

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Date: 10 Dec 2013 18:00:00 -0500
Subject: SOMALIA: CRISIS-RESPONSE SHOWS STATE INSTITUTIONS
STRENGTHENING, UN OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
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SOMALIA: CRISIS-RESPONSE SHOWS STATE INSTITUTIONS STRENGTHENING, UN
OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCILNew York, Dec 10 2013 6:00PMThe top
United Nations official in Somalia today, briefing the Security
Council from Mogadishu, said that a comprehensive political, military
and development approach is needed to tackle terrorism in the country,
where despite challenges, the dawn of a new era is abundantly evident.

While noting Somalia's "chequered progress" on human rights,
transparency, good public financial management and the rule of law,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Kay told the
Council via videoconference that: "[The] fact that Somalia's
institutions have weathered several storms in the last months gives me
confidence that our hopes are not misplaced."

"Somalia will be a stable partner in the region and the world when it
has strong state institutions, including accountable and professional
national security forces and the firm consensus among Somalis about
how they wish to manage their affairs and resources."

He said the Parliament's decision on 2 December to vote out Prime
Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon in a no-confidence motion tested
parliamentary institutions and found them to be strong.

The priority now is to establish a new Government quickly, one which
brings Somalis together and which has the skills and integrity to
deliver what people need – peace, jobs and public services, Mr. Kay
said.

Meanwhile, the resignation of the Central Bank Governor Yussur Abrar
was a blow to international donor confidence but should lead to
tighter financial oversight.

Presenting Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's latest report on the
situation in the country, Mr. Kay detailed several upcoming "peaks to
be climbed" in the political process to review and complete the
constitutional process, and prepare for credible, free and fair
elections in 2016.

"First, the need for wide-ranging national and local reconciliation.
Secondly, a redrawing of Somalia's political map of 18 regions into a
lesser number of federal member states. Thirdly, the finalising of a
new and permanent constitution. And fourthly, democratic elections in
all Somalia in 2016, the first for nearly 50 years," said the senior
UN official.

Mr. Kay added that on each of those tasks, the UN is actively and
increasingly engaged in support of the Federal Government and in close
collaboration with Member States.

Since his last briefing, Mr. Kay noted that the Somalia New Deal
Conference, co-hosted by the European Union and the Somali Government,
has been held in Belgium where the international community and Somalia
endorsed the Somali Compact, pledged support to enable its
implementation and re-commit to the Somali political process.

"I urge partners to honour the pledges made in Brussels and to alight
their activities with the priorities of Somalia," Mr. Ban wrote in his
report, stressing that the Compact provides a comprehensive and
innovative framework for international efforts in support of
Somali-owned and Somali-led efforts.

On the humanitarian front, Mr. Kay reported that UN humanitarian
agencies and partners have focused on responding to a tropical storm
that made landfall on the Somali coast on 10 November, prompting the
Puntland State authorities to declare natural disaster emergency, and
on season rains that led to flooding starting the end of September.

Turning to the aftermath of the attack on the UN Common Compound on 19
June, Mr. Kay, who is also the head of UN Assistance Mission in
Somalia (UNSOM), said that extensive security reviews and additional
measures have been put in place.

"Mogadishu remains a risky place to work and Al Shabaab has shown a
consistent intent to target international partners, including the UN.
That intent still exists," he told the 15-member Council. "I welcome
the request by the Council in resolution 2124 (2013) to be presented
with detailed proposals for an additional UN Guard Unit to be deployed
to protect UNSOM in Mogadishu."

He added that UNSOM would become an integrated mission on 1 January –
which he called an important milestone.Dec 10 2013 6:00PM
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