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first: 2009-10-14
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“Mahiga's commitment and the excellent work he has done to bring peace and stability to Somalia. I would also like to report that support from the Somali people is growing and that they are fully behind these security successes. We are very grateful for this, as this is the first time in decades that a Somali Government has received such support from the people. This is due to my Government's steady efforts in the areas of the delivery of services and good governance. We also know that civil society groups are beginning to mobilize and gaining the confidence to make their voices heard. I would offer three tangible examples of improved service delivery from the past two months. My Government, with donor support and assistance from AMISOM, has opened a new hospital, Martini hospital.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“The TFG greatly values the role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the United Nations as a whole and our key international partners. However, we believe that consultative meetings should be held inside Somalia and that Somalis should take the lead. We simply wish our voice to be heard. The TF G has long intended to hold a consultative meeting among all our stakeholders in Mogadishu; it is scheduled to take place from 11 to 16 June 2011. I am very pleased to report that Mr. Mahiga has welcomed this meeting and has agreed that the United Nations will sponsor it. I have assigned a ministerial-level committee to organize the meeting in consultation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and all key stakeholders. We are very grateful for Mr.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“In order to move forward, I have appointed a ministerial committee, of which I am the Chair, and I have requested that the Parliament meet with us in order to settle our differences amicably and find an acceptable and mutually agreed consensus on the way forward. We are still hoping that the Parliament will agree to a consultative meeting between the two institutions. The TFG has always believed that the best way to resolve our issues is to hold a dialogue among Somalis, and we ask for the Council's support in giving us the space and time to reach our own political settlement. As all here are aware, the TFG did not participate in the consultative meeting organized by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, in Nairobi last month.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“We believe that a further 12 months of progress in terms of political stability and security will create a chance for real and fair elections. That is our ambition and must surely be that of the Council as well. We believe that this is in the wider interests of the Somali people. The question is, how can the transitional federal institutions secure legitimacy without undermining the current progress with regard to security, stability and war efforts? We believe that the Security Council has a role to play by upholding international legality. The Somali people and the international community cannot accept an Act of Parliament that is clearly in violation of the Somali Constitution, that is, a unilateral extension of its tenure.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“It is our people, especially our youth, who will suffer the most. Having considered the state of war envisioned in article 68 of the 1960 Somali Constitution, the TFG has discussed the issue at great length with all stakeholders, and we have therefore proposed to the Parliament and to our international partners to consider extending the mandate of the transitional federal institutions for an additional 12 months. The nation is at war with internal and external extremist forces and with the debilitating issue of piracy. The state of war envisioned in article 68 clearly provides an extraordinary legal mandate for the legislature and the executive branch to collectively manage war efforts with exceptional powers and thereby allow the recent progress to take hold and develop.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“The Speaker has so far rejected the President's proposal for a decision with regard to the extension of Parliament's tenure. The most disturbing consequence of this situation is the descent into political instability at precisely the time when the security situation is on the verge of a breakthrough and governance is making effective strides forward. I and my Government believe that, with such visible progress on the ground, this is the worst possible time to be distracted by untenable election processes and the divisive campaigning that will inevitably take place. The TFG also believes that the diversion of focus from governance and security to election campaigning will provide the Al-Shabaab an opportunity of which it will take full advantage. We cannot offer these extremists such an open goal.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“Both state that the term of the Transitional Federal Parliament shall not be extended and that any amendment with regard to the term shall not have effect with the tenure of the current legislature. My Government therefore believes that, from the constitutional and legal perspectives, the current Parliament does not have the constitutional mandate to elect a new President of the Republic. A post-August legally elected legislature will be the legitimate Parliament to elect a President. We believe that it is the responsibility of the executive branch of the Government to coordinate efforts to achieve inclusive pre- and post-transitional arrangements, which we were in the process of concluding. The President of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has asked the Parliament to reconsider its decision.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“It is the opinion of my Government that under the simul stabnnt vel simul cadent principle, the Transitional Federal Institutions shall cease to exist as of August 2011. In other words, both institutions are indissolubly connected from a constitutional perspective. We would have wished to avoid the current political crisis within the Transitional Federal Institutions. It is true that my Government considers the behaviour of the Parliament in extending its mandate for an additional three years to be unconstitutional. The legislature's action is inconsistent with, and in contravention of, the Transitional Federal Charter and the 1960 Constitution.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“The Transitional Federal Government believes that the Parliament rushed to its decision without proper consultation among the other TFIs, particularly considering that the transitional period for the TFIs it to end by August. The international community has also rejected the Parliament's decision and raised both the legitimacy and the political wisdom of the legislature's approach. From the TFG's perspective, a question of more practical importance is raised by the juridical relationships that bind the Transitional Federal Institutions to both the Transitional Federal Charter and the 1960 Constitution. This has already occasioned differences of opinion between the Parliament and the executive branch of the Government.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“forces in Somalia will show the world that African countries can solve their problems regionally. We are immensely grateful for the leadership of the Governments of Uganda and Burundi and we hope that other African leaders will also contribute to the cause of bringing peace and stability to Somalia. Let me now update the Council on the political developments in Somalia, as well as to once more say, in no uncertain terms, that my Government is the Council's committed and credible partner in our efforts to stabilize Somalia. As all members are aware, the Transitional Federal Parliament has unilaterally decided to extend its term for three years.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“In addition, the military offensive in the capital city has been successful. The centrepiece was the taking of the former Ministry of Defence from the extremists - a strategic objective and one that will prove to be a pivotal moment in this campaign. Ground is now being taken at an increasing rate, especially around Bondere and immediately south of the Bakara market, in Howlwadag. Together, the Transitional Federal Government (TF G) and AMISOM. forces continue to push the extremists further back each and every week. Such an offensive must be properly sustained and logistically supported, and we implore the international community to step up its efforts in this area so that the gains can be consolidated and sustained. 11-3318] We hope that the efforts of AMISOM.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“We extend our condolences to their friends and families and assure them that their loss will not be in vain. Our nation will be eternally grateful. I am fully aware that the Secretary-General recently reported to the Security Council on the key developments in Somalia; however, let me share with the Council recent developments in the area of security. My Government continues to place the highest priority on security. As a result, our troops and the forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are currently making tangible progress in reclaiming significant territory from extremist groups in Mogadishu. Our troops are currently making visible progress in regions near the borders of Kenya and Ethiopia. They are gradually recapturing key districts and towns in the Gedo and Jubba regions.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“As I mentioned in January and in March, my Government's five main priorities have been to improve security, enhance reconciliation, complete the transitional tasks - including the completion of our constitutional process - address the humanitarian crisis and promote good governance. Let me begin by expressing once again my heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation for the ongoing support of the United Nations, the African Union and the international community to Somalia. In particular, we are exceptionally grateful to the young men and women from Uganda and Burundi who make up the African Union troops and who make the ultimate sacrifice for the safety and security of the Somali people. We salute and mourn those soldiers who have died in Somalia.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“It gives me great pleasure to appear before the Security Council today for the third time since I took office, in November of last year. During my two previous appearances (see S/PV.6467 and S/PV.6494), I reported to the Council on the achievements made by the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), the challenges we face and the way forward. I am delighted to continue that trend and to once more provide the Council the latest updates on the challenges we face at this critical time. However, I am also here to listen to the constructive views of Security 11-33181 Council members on how we can make progress beyond the transition phase, which ends in August.”
2011-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6532 (2011) · source
“In conclusion, the Maldives does not wish to see another generation of Palestinians grow up under the yoke established by the occupation and the blockade, which perpetuates the extreme poverty and depravity witnessed over the past 63 years. We urge all countries to support the pillars that will provide an enduring solution to the conflict for the people of this region. Violence will never bring peace to the Middle East; instead it will create more violence, shed more blood and increase hatred on both sides. My Government therefore strongly believes that peace will be established in the Middle East only when a sovereign State of Palestine is formed.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source
“On the question of Palestine, the position of my Government is well known. We are hugely disappointed to note the continued suffering of the Palestinian people. They have been denied their rights to self-determination and to live in peace and freedom in their own independent State for far too long. While recognizing the rights of the Palestinians, we also appreciate and support the right of the people of Israel to live in peace and security alongside an independent and sovereign State of Palestine. The Israeli settlement is another issue of concern. The Maldives recognizes the Israeli right to housing, but at the same time the rights of Palestinians should not be trampled. Therefore the Maldives calls on Israel to freeze the expansion of all settlements in the occupied territories.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The Maldives, as a State member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), strongly believes that peace and prosperity in the Middle East can be achieved only by empowering the people to bring in much-needed social, economic and political reforms that would lead to a more democratic and representative system of Government. In our own experience, the suppression of human rights and basic freedoms is hugely counterproductive and eventually leads to the disintegration of societal norms. We urge the international community, especially the members of the League of Arab States and the OIC, to assist their fellow member States going through similar periods of transition in building the institutional infrastructure necessary to complete the transition to a system of governance that is best defined by their respective peoples.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Let me begin by expressing our profound appreciation for the opportunity to address the Security Council during this important debate on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine. It is with great concern that we note the ongoing violence in the Middle East. While we applaud the international community in its implementation of resolution 1973 (2011) in Libya, my Government feels that more needs to be done in the Middle East to preserve the basic and fundamental rights of the region's populations and to end the ongoing violence.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In conclusion, let me reaffirm our commitment to our people and to the international community. I state before the Council that we will regain our land, our identity and our dignity from the extremists. We will not compromise the interests of our nation or the future of our children. We will do whatever it takes to regain our status as a State that protects its borders from enemies, foreign and domestic, ends all forms of international piracy, protects its citizens, and produces a nation at peace with itself and its neighbours.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Nonetheless, I am here today to underpin our ongoing consultations as partners with a common interest in reaching a consensus on the post- transitional framework. First and foremost, as confirmed by the Cabinet meeting in Mogadishu on 7 March, the executive branch has approved and adopted the following: first, the formal end of the TFG term on 20 August 2011, in accordance with the Charter; secondly, the election of the Speaker and the deputies to be held in July 2011; thirdly, the election of the President to be held in August 2011; fourthly, the new Government should be 11-25831 given ample time to fulfil the remaining transitional tasks, including the ratification of the constitution and the establishment of the election commission; flfthly, parliamentary reform to commence immediately in line with the ongoing reform of the executive branch and the security sector; and sixthly, a caretaker Government to be appointed by the new leadership to move the country to permanent statehood.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“A recent study conducted by Mogadishu Media House, an independent local media organization, released this month shows that 75 per cent of the people surveyed in Mogadishu indicated strong displeasure with Al-Shabaab and its extremist ideology. Of the participants, 70 per cent recognized that the TFG is making a great effort to reach out to the regions and the opposition groups. Finally, 75 per cent rated AMISOM. and the African Union forces as friends of the Somali people. That is clearly a far cry from the general public view only a few months earlier. On transitional issues, the transitional period will end on 20 August. Although the seven-year term of the current TFG has had its ups and downs, some progress has been achieved.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Regarding humanitarian assistance, with the expanding security operations and a debilitating drought across the country, there has been a major increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs). In Mogadishu alone, up to 80,000 IDPs have moved into Government-controlled areas. We appeal to the international community for urgent medical and food assistance to help the IDPs. For our part, in addition to the port and airport facilities in Mogadishu, we are opening up new corridors along our borders, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country. As is clear from this summary of our road map, my Cabinet and I have the will and the commitment to rebuild State institutions so as to meet the basic requirements of our citizens. We are winning the hearts and minds of the Somali population.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“In that spirit, my Government continues to engage in and to facilitate the resolution of conflict through dialogue and peaceful means. That is evidenced by the achievements of the two Cabinet-led missions to the central regions in the past 100 days. The first resolved the hot war between two clans in Galmudug and Puntland, and the second between clans in Galmudug and Himan and Heeb. Our agreement with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a is holding firm and is being implemented; and it will continue to be part and parcel of the current Government. Let me highlight again that the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a and TFG forces are jointly conducting security operations in many parts of the country with a successful outcome.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Regarding the constitutional development process, in our quest to reform the TFG model, we have undertaken, with our international partners, a process that has produced a draft constitution. To expedite that further, we now have in place an independent constitutional commission, a parliamentary constitutional committee and a cabinet-level ministry that are hard at work coordinating and finalizing the draft constitution and achieving the necessary consensus within the Transitional Federal Institutions and the Somali public. With regard to reconciliation and outreach, we all agree that reconciliation and conflict resolution at the local, regional and national levels are the cornerstone of peace and security in our nation.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“After 20 years of continuous conflict, many of our youth have not experienced peaceful coexistence in their entire lives. Restoring their faith in society and Government and reintegrating them into their communities is a long-term task that we must initiate immediately. We have devised the means to welcome and assist a rising number of youth defectors from the ranks of Al-Shabaab. To that end, we are also searching for effective means to counter the soul- destroying radicalization efforts of the insurgent groups, not just in Somalia but also in diaspora communities around the world. That is absolutely critical if we are to win the hearts and minds of our youth and to secure their future.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“With regard to the security sector, with improved street lighting and police patrols day and night, the Government-controlled areas of Mogadishu are a lot safer, as indicated by the growing nightlife in the streets. Another critical component of our security strategy involves the ongoing reform of the services. These reform efforts are focused on providing the necessary logistics, tools and equipment, as well as paying salaries on time. Let me emphasize the urgent need of deploying the additional 4,000 AU troops approved by the Security Council to reinforce the efforts to bring about peace and stability. An equally important priority for my Government is the establishment of a credible and effective disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation programme.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Against that backdrop, the anti-corruption taskforce is an essential and necessary deterrent measure to end the abuse and misuse of public funds, goods and property. Members of my Cabinet and I are were the first signatories of these anti-corruption rules and procedures, so as to send the message that this Government has a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and the appalling practices of the past. With regard to enhancing the delivery of services, it is essential to empower and rebuild the capacity of Government institutions so as to reach our citizens. Some of the successes achieved in that regard involve public safety and security, new or improved public health services, the opening of new schools, the installation of new street lights and cleaning and waste collection services.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“With regard to accountability and transparency in financial management, we have, for the first time, established measures that will enhance the collection of public revenues from both the seaport and the airport of Mogadishu, the two main revenue-generating Government services in the public sector, as well as the distribution of public funds. Since then public-revenue collections have improved significantly, in line with the annual State budget for 2011 approved by the Parliament and the audited accounts of 2010, which have been submitted to our international partners. With regard to the anti-corruption taskforce, following more than 20 years of statelessness, corruption in Somalia has became endemic, with the pilfering of public funds being an activity undertaken shamelessly.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Moreover, not only are these two ills working in tandem, but they are learning from each other. It will not surprise us if Al-Qaida agents in Somalia start hijacking tankers in the high seas and using them as deadly weapons, as they did in 11-2583] September 2001. Why bother with a small plane when you can capture a tanker? During the past 100 days, my new Government, comprised of 18 ministers who are able technocrats from within and outside the country, is changing the political landscape and earning the respect of our citizens and our partners in the international community. We are fully and forcefully engaged in implementing good governance to improve our capacity and to realize our national road map, which includes the following.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“We need to defeat them at the source, which requires cooperation and collaboration between us and the international community. Fighting these twin evils requires moral fortitude and a strong political will from us, the Somalis, and strong commitment and support from the international community. We have to understand that lawlessness is both the root cause and the breeding ground for both terrorism and piracy, coupled with poverty and unemployment and permeated by fanaticism and religious indoctrination. We recently saw the human face of piracy when four innocent Americans were killed by ruthless pirates. Our heart goes out to their loved ones. The scourge of piracy cannot be defeated on the high seas. Its solution lies in bringing back the rule of law to Somalia and helping coastal communities to develop alternative livelihoods.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Our troops and the forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are currently making tangible progress in reclaiming large portions of territory from the enemy throughout the country, including the nation's capital, Mogadishu, and its surroundings, as shown in the map I have provided. As we mobilize the Somali people behind these security successes and forge ahead on our explicit road map in the next few months, we are confident that we will meet our objectives in bringing most of southern Somalia under the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). It is our View that by meeting that objective we will be that much closer to attaining the transitional tasks set out in our Federal Charter. We are in the first line of defence against two evils, namely, the scourge of piracy and the plague of terrorism.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“Let me begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation for the ongoing support to Somalia from the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the international community. That 11-25831 unwavering support is critical to our efforts to rid Somalia of its sworn enemy, the Al-Shabaab, which is part of a vast global terrorist network. In particular, we are especially grateful to the young men and women who make up the AU troops. Hailing from Uganda and Burundi, they are sacrificing their lives for Somalia. We salute and mourn those who paid the ultimate price. We are eternally grateful for their priceless sacrifice. Let me state in no uncertain terms that my Government is the Council's committed and credible partner in defeating our two common enemies, namely, Al-Shabaab and lawlessness - that is, piracy.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“It gives me a great pleasure to appear before this body today to report about the success that the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI), including my Government, have achieved during their first 100 days in office, as well as the challenges ahead as we bring to a close the seventh year of the transitional federal system of governance in our nation. I come before the Council today to give an update on the progress we have made, the challenges we face and the strategies that we hope to employ to mitigate those challenges. As I mentioned in January (see S/PV.6467) and as stipulated in the road map, my Government's five main priorities are to improve security, enhance reconciliation, complete the transitional tasks - including the completion of our constitutional process- address humanitarian crises and promote good governance.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“We accept that the international community needs a partner it can depend upon and work with. We will be that partner. We will show that we have a coherent and transparent programme for the future and that, despite the most difficult of circumstances, we have laid the foundation for a secure Government. Our political development will not always be pretty, but given time within a secure environment and with the support of the international community to relieve the humanitarian crisis, Somalia will lead Somalia out of its darkest days. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, for the extraordinary job that he is currently doing, working with my Government to create lasting peace and stability in Somalia.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“The Government is opening up, police are being trained, the Mayor is cleaning and organizing the city, and the people are ready to rebuild their lives. We are all ready to work with the United Nations. Currently, AMISOM. is the sole agent for international support operating in Mogadishu. It cannot continue to carry the weight of military strategy, security, police mentoring and training, medical aid and humanitarian aid alone. It needs support, and it needs it now. We need support and we need it now. The debate concerning the future of the Government in Somalia beyond August this year will undoubtedly have begun within the international community. We do not intend to be bystanders in this debate. We will demonstrate repeatedly between now and August that we are a legitimate and effective Government.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“We have also identified ways of reaching out and delivering aid to areas under rebel control. We have called on the Somali people to help each other and on businesses and people in the diaspora to donate and support their extended families. We are grateful for the generous donation of 149 tons of food from our friends and brothers in the United Arab Emirates. We thank them and ask others to respond similarly. United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations must accelerate their arrival in Mogadishu and assist in organizing the provision of services and humanitarian aid. The long- term questions of disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation must also be addressed. People who have 6 escaped the terror of Al-Shabaab need and deserve all our help. Our forces, together with AMISOM, have our security in hand.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“There are a lot of simple but demonstrable processes that we can deliver to inspire confidence. This is just the beginning, but in 50 days we have done more than has been done previously. The Transitional Federal Government requires budgetary support from the international community if it is to deliver services to its citizens. Success has brought and will continue to bring with it a variety of challenging consequences. As many Council members may know, Somalia is in the grip of a potentially devastating drought. Agriculture is in the early stage of collapse. A crisis looms as over 2 million people face starvation. The Government has started delivering aid to internally displaced persons and the poor as best we can in areas under Government control.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“5 A full budget providing a comprehensive outline of Government spending in 2011 has been submitted by our Cabinet and approved by Parliament. Ministers have been allocated their budgets for the year, with priority placed on the payment of civil servants. In November 2010, the port of Mogadishu collected and deposited into the Central Bank of Somalia record revenues of over $2 million. This is the highest monthly revenue in the past 20 years. Transparency and accountability are the watchwords of our Government. The technical experts within the Cabinet have immediately found ways of demonstrating good processes and sound administration; registering and paying troops; formulating, processing and implementing our budget; and instituting new measures of accountability and transparency within the Government.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a is part of the Council of Ministers, and its members hold other key positions, such as Deputy Commander of the Somali army. Our Government acknowledges the pressing need for immediate progress towards open and transparent governance. I have taken a number of steps very early in our administration to set standards and provide clear statements of intent. The Cabinet has signed a code of ethics and a full declaration of wealth. An anti-corruption commission has been instituted, with the power to investigate and review Government procedures and decisions. Ministerial travel can be undertaken only with my consent, and a full registry of Government property and vehicles is being prepared. Our Government is committed to Mogadishu and Somalia, and that is where you will find us.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“We intend to be ready to move to the new stage of parliamentary approval and then to public consultations within the next few months. The constitution is such an important document, with profound implications for the future of our people and country, that it is essential that we take the time needed to do it right, without having to respond to artificial external pressure. On two separate occasions within the past month, I have dispatched high-level delegations to Galguduud and Puntland. In both cases, our delegations have successfully diffused clan disputes that threatened stability in those regions. We continue to reach out to all communities in our country and to lead the process of peacebuilding and reconciliation. Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a and the Government have a good relationship.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“11-20690 Undoubtedly, the most important of the transitional tasks is the completion of the new constitution for our nation. If such a constitution is to have absolute legitimacy and binding authority, both the process and the eventual content must be beyond reproach and solely in the interests of the Somali people. An important step in the constitutional process has been taken within the past month as Parliament approved 15 additional members of the independent constitutional commission. We have asked the commission to expedite its work and expand its consultations. We have engaged Somali constitutional scholars, lawyers, religious scholars and experts in Somali culture to review the draft constitution, along with the independent commission.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“We stand side by side with AMISOM, which we know conducts its military operations with integrity and discipline. However, we must do more together to reduce accidental damage and loss of life, better control the use of indirect fire, and reassure our population against enemy propaganda claiming that they are targeted indiscriminately. We have recognized the need to establish a joint committee with AMISOM. at cabinet level to work with the AMISOM. Force Commander to establish communication and maintain protocols within which we must all work. The most effective policy, of course, would be to create the strength to eject Al-Shabaab from Mogadishu outright, thereby entirely removing any need for indirect fire within the city.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Within our first 50 days, our Government has openly and transparently completed our first monthly payment of stipends to our soldiers. We are ready to repeat this each month, and systems are being put in place to establish a full biometric register our forces by our fourth month. This simple act of transparent Government is evidence of our intent. We await the return to Mogadishu in February of 940 soldiers who have completed training with the European Union in Uganda. The next cadre of recruits is ready to go. In the context of the ultimate aspect of the wider security issue, our cabinet has debated at great length the issue of indirect fire and civilian casualties. The incessant allegations and the effect they have on public perceptions must be addressed.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“The people of Mogadishu have overwhelmingly voted with their feet and moved to the more secure Government-controlled areas of the city. Furthermore, we are starting to see a rise in the number of young Al-Shabaab fighters surrendering to the Government and AMISOM. forces. Seven young men handed themselves over to the Government just last week. Many are evidently weak, starving and distressed. We hear the most disturbing tales of oppression, and we know very well that a generation of young Somalis will endure long-term emotional and psychological damage if we cannot bring an end to this Violence soon. The additional 4,000 troops mandated to join AMISOM, for which we are most grateful to the Council, will have a dramatic impact on this process, and we welcome their arrival as soon as possible.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Our hope is that we will quickly fledge into a stable and secure Government catering to the needs of our people and able to provide services to them. We want space for our enterprising population to return home and establish flourishing businesses as they have done around the world. As to security matters, our forces, with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), are winning the security battle. Gradual and incremental though it may be, the secure space in Mogadishu grows daily. That is the nature of urban conflict, in which the protection of civilians is as important as expelling insurgents. While about 60 per cent of the city of Mogadishu is now recognizably under Government control, 80 per cent of the population now lives in our area, and that is the true measure of our success.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Let me congratulate you, Sir, on assuming of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Let me also pay tribute to the able leadership shown by the President of the Council last month. I am grateful for the privilege to address the Security Council, and I take this opportunity to update members on the progress made by our new Government in our first 50 days, as well as some urgent news regarding the humanitarian situation in Somalia and the situation in Somalia more generally. Our message remains firm and clear. We are focused on security, reconciliation, transitional tasks such as making progress on the constitutional process, humanitarian assistance, and effective, transparent and accountable governance.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“The Maldives believes that the clear and manifest violations of human rights and humanitarian law that have occurred in Gaza warrant careful and verifiable scrutiny. Accountability must be established and justice pursued. The Maldives therefore supports the recommendation, contained in the report, that all alleged violations by both sides in the conflict be independently investigated and that those investigations together with any subsequent prosecutions be monitored by the Security Council.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That said, a few things are clear: The blockade amounts to collective punishment intentionally inflicted by the Government of Israel on the people of the Gaza Strip. As such, the blockade violates international law and should be immediately lifted. The launching of rockets by Palestinian armed groups into Israeli civilian areas constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian and human rights law. The Israeli military incursion into Gaza in response to those rocket attacks was massively disproportionate, and the destruction of houses, factories, schools and hospitals and the large number of civilian casualties demonstrate, at best, a blatant disregard for the fundamental principle of distinction.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Maldives strongly supports the right of the Palestinian people to freely determine their own political and economic system, including the right to resist forcible deprivation of their right to self-determination and their right to live in peace and freedom in their own State. We also support the inalienable right of the people of Israel to live in peace and security. Perhaps the greatest tragedy of the Gaza conflict is that, although fought to assert these rights, it in fact pushes them further away. The Maldives believes that the report of the Fact- Finding Mission led by Justice Goldstone is detailed and thorough. We sincerely regret Israel's decision not to cooperate with the Mission.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source