Somalia

Horndiplomat-The United Nations  Secretary-General António Guterres deeply regrets the decision of Somalia to declares UN Envoy persona non grata.-Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General deeply regrets the decision of the Government of the Federal Republic of...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned Tuesday’s attacks against the UN compound in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, saying that intentionally attacking UN personnel may constitute "a violation of international humanitarian law.” Seven mortars landed inside the compound, injuring two UN staff members and one contractor....

Horndiplomat-Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-general for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, to the UN Security Council on 3 january 2019- Following is the Statement : Thank you Mr. President, I arrived in Somalia on 3 October and have been well received by prominent officials...

Horndiplomat-On January 1, Somalia has expelled the UN's top envoy, Nicholas Haysom, accusing him of "shaming" the world body by acting like the country's ruler. The Somalia Foreign minister Ahmed Isse Awad told BBC Africa said the UN envoy was "no longer welcome" in the country. "Mr...

Mr  Haysom will find it difficult to reconcile the 2014 UNSOM-Federal Government Agreement with the United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy he had invoked in the letter to the Security Minister, writes Liban Ahmad In 2014 the former Somali Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdirahman Beyle,  and Former SRSG  to Somalia Nicholas...

Horndiplomat-The Somaliland government released statement regarding the Somalia's decision to expel The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Somalia, Nicholas Haysom. "Somalia's decision to expel UN SRSG Haysom doesn't concern Somaliland.Somaliland Government is fully committed to working with the UN on development and humanitarian."Said...

Horndiplomat-Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says UN envoy to the country Nicholas Haysom “not welcome and cannot operate ” in the country. The Ministry accused him of “violating protocols” and “deliberately interfering” in Somalia affairs. https://twitter.com/MofaSomalia/status/1080166054800883714 The move by the Somali government followed after Mr Nicholas Haysom...

Hordiplomat- In the letter, The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Haysom  demands answers from the Somali govt on the legal basis for the arrest of Mukhtar Robow. Haysom also asks the govt- what action has been taken to investigate circumstances surrounding the deaths...

The Heritage Institute convened in Djibouti between 14 - 18 December 2018 a conference themed debating the impact of the Ethiopian reforms on the Somalis. However, the question of the status of Somaliland came to occupy a central place in the conference. In this...

Horniplomat-Turkey Government has appointed Dr. Olgan Bekar former Turkey ambassador to Somalia as Turkey's new Special envoy to Somalia and Somaliland talks. Dr.Olgan Bekar is a former Turkish ambassador to Somalia. Bekar’s...