Djibouti's First Lady H.E Khadra Mohamoud Hayd Paid Warm Welcomes to the Somaliland's First Lady, H. E. Amina- Waris Sh. Maxamed Jirde
Monday, February 4, 2013
Marwada Koowaad ee Qaranka Somaliland: Marwo Aamina Xaaji Maxamed Jirde (Aanina Waris) oo Jid Cusub Xadhiga Ka Jartay
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| Somaliland's First Lady H.E. Amina Haji Mohamed Jirde (Aamina Waris) |
Wasiir Ku Xiggeenka Amniga ee Wasaarada Arimaha Guddaha C/laahi Abokor Cismaan oo halkaasi ka hadlay ayaa ka waramay maaraaxilkii kala duwanaa ee hirgalinta wadadani ay soo martay isaga oo sheegay in guud ahaanba wadadu ay dhan tahay 1 km iyo laba boqol oo mitir balse hadda la dhamaystiray 1 km , waxaana uu halkaasi mahadnaq uga soo jeediyey cid kasta oo gacan ka gaysatay hirgalinta wadadan halka dadweynaha xafadana uu ku booriyey in ay ilaashdaan wadadan.
Marwada koowaad ee Somaliland Marwo Aamina Xaaji Maxamed Jirde(Aamina Waris) ayaa geesteeda xustay sida ay ugu faraxsan tahay hirgalinta wadadan iyada oo ku tilmaantay in wadadani tahay mid muujinaysa faa’iidada iskaashiga iyo waxa wada qabsiga iyadoo si gaara ugu mahaqnaqday cid kasta oo ka qayb-qaadatay wadadan gaar ahaana guddida xaafadahaasi oo u guntaday sidii wadadan laamiga ah u hirgalin lahaayeen.
Geesta kale waxa halkaasi ka hadlay Badhasaabka Gobolka Maroodi-jeex Axmed Cumar Xaaji C/laahi (Xamarje), xildhibaano iyo cuqaal waxaana dhamaantood iftiimiyeen qiimaha wada jirka iyo wax wada qabsigu leeyahay.
'Egyptian police did not beat me,' says victim, changing story
CAIRO // Egyptians were fired to a new level of outrage when live television on Friday showed a demonstrator stripped naked, dragged across the ground and beaten with truncheons by helmeted riot police.
But the anger was compounded with disbelief on Saturday when the prosecutor’s office released a statement saying Hamada Saber, 47, had exonerated the police and denied they had assaulted him. He said his clothes had inadvertently come off while police were shielding him from protesters.
While his daughter told a television station that her father was coerced into changing his testimony, the contradictions illustrate the confused atmosphere in Egypt more than a week into a political crisis in which lawlessness has prevailed and more than 50 people have been killed.
“This shows that state institutions are collapsing, as is the rule of law. We are living in chaos,” said lawyer Achraf Shazly, 35.
“Next thing you know, the martyr killed yesterday will rise from the dead and say he wasn’t shot.”
Late yesterday, Mr Saber again changed his account when prosecutors showed him the video footage, the official Mena news agency reported.
The office of the president, Mohammed Morsi, promised an investigation into the incident, which followed the deadliest wave of bloodshed of his seven-month rule. His opponents say it proves he has chosen to order a brutal crackdown like that carried out by Hosni Mubarak against the uprising that toppled him in 2011.
“Morsi has been stripped bare and has lost his legitimacy. Done,” tweeted Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6 youth movement that helped launch the anti-Mubarak protests.
Yesterday, a sense of calm prevailed across Egypt with no reports of major protests or clashes with the police. But the damage to the country’s political fabric has already been done and there is no sign yet of whether Mr Morsi will be able to regain his footing in the weeks ahead.
The umbrella opposition movement, the National Salvation Front, has vowed to boycott parliamentary elections scheduled for April unless the president appoints a “unity” government and amends the newly ratified constitution. Mr Morsi, on the other hand, has said he would agree to a national dialogue with the opposition only if there were no “preconditions”.
The violence over the weekend proved that neither political parties nor the government could prevent groups of young men from attacking government buildings and police.
The fighting in front of the presidential palace, where one was killed amid firebombs, tear gas and rock throwing, came a day after a broad spectrum of parties, religious leaders and officials agreed to renounce violence in a special meeting convened by Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb, the head of Al Azhar – the 1,000-year-old mosque and university.
Opposition leaders have maintained that they condone only peaceful protests, but members of the Muslim Brotherhood have increasingly blamed them for instigating violent protests.
“As demonstrations lost their peaceful nature in form and substance, it is no longer sufficient for opposition leaders to watch and condemn,” the Brotherhood said on Friday, after the fighting near the walls of the presidential palace. “It is time they took practical action on the ground and stopped giving political cover for acts of violence and lawlessness that we all renounce.”
Friday’s events were captured by Egyptian TV stations, which zoomed in on details of the fighting as the night progressed. The footage showed a small group of young men throw Molotov cocktails and shoot fireworks over the walls of the presidential palace. They managed to set a small fire next to a tree. In the background, a phalanx of police moved slowly down the road and began firing tear gas. A fire lorry inside the presidential palace walls shot water at the protesters and doused the flames they had ignited.
Echoing the dark tones of a military statement warning of the collapse of the state last week, Mohammed Ibrahim, the minister of the interior, said in a news conference yesterday that, if the police collapsed, Egypt would become a “militia state”.
Why Police Lie Under Oath
Opinion
By MICHELLE ALEXANDERTHOUSANDS of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they know that the odds of a jury’s believing their word over a police officer’s are slim to none. As a juror, whom are you likely to believe: the alleged criminal in an orange jumpsuit or two well-groomed police officers in uniforms who just swore to God they’re telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but? As one of my colleagues recently put it, “Everyone knows you have to be crazy to accuse the police of lying.”
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But are police officers necessarily more trustworthy than alleged criminals? I think not. Not just because the police have a special inclination toward confabulation, but because, disturbingly, they have an incentive to lie. In this era of mass incarceration, the police shouldn’t be trusted any more than any other witness, perhaps less so.
That may sound harsh, but numerous law enforcement officials have put the matter more bluntly. Peter Keane, a former San Francisco Police commissioner, wrote an article in The San Francisco Chronicle decrying a police culture that treats lying as the norm: “Police officer perjury in court to justify illegal dope searches is commonplace. One of the dirty little not-so-secret secrets of the criminal justice system is undercover narcotics officers intentionally lying under oath. It is a perversion of the American justice system that strikes directly at the rule of law. Yet it is the routine way of doing business in courtrooms everywhere in America.”
The New York City Police Department is not exempt from this critique. In 2011, hundreds of drug cases were dismissed after several police officers were accused of mishandling evidence. That year, Justice Gustin L. Reichbach of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn condemned a widespread culture of lying and corruption in the department’s drug enforcement units. “I thought I was not naïve,” he said when announcing a guilty verdict involving a police detective who had planted crack cocaine on a pair of suspects. “But even this court was shocked, not only by the seeming pervasive scope of misconduct but even more distressingly by the seeming casualness by which such conduct is employed.”
Remarkably, New York City officers have been found to engage in patterns of deceit in cases involving charges as minor as trespass. In September it was reported that the Bronx district attorney’s office was so alarmed by police lying that it decided to stop prosecuting people who were stopped and arrested for trespassing at public housing projects, unless prosecutors first interviewed the arresting officer to ensure the arrest was actually warranted. Jeannette Rucker, the chief of arraignments for the Bronx district attorney, explained in a letter that it had become apparent that the police were arresting people even when there was convincing evidence that they were innocent. To justify the arrests, Ms. Rucker claimed, police officers provided false written statements, and in depositions, the arresting officers gave false testimony.
Mr. Keane, in his Chronicle article, offered two major reasons the police lie so much. First, because they can. Police officers “know that in a swearing match between a drug defendant and a police officer, the judge always rules in favor of the officer.” At worst, the case will be dismissed, but the officer is free to continue business as usual. Second, criminal defendants are typically poor and uneducated, often belong to a racial minority, and often have a criminal record. “Police know that no one cares about these people,” Mr. Keane explained.
All true, but there is more to the story than that.
Police departments have been rewarded in recent years for the sheer numbers of stops, searches and arrests. In the war on drugs, federal grant programs like the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program have encouraged state and local law enforcement agencies to boost drug arrests in order to compete for millions of dollars in funding. Agencies receive cash rewards for arresting high numbers of people for drug offenses, no matter how minor the offenses or how weak the evidence. Law enforcement has increasingly become a numbers game. And as it has, police officers’ tendency to regard procedural rules as optional and to lie and distort the facts has grown as well. Numerous scandals involving police officers lying or planting drugs — in Tulia, Tex. and Oakland, Calif., for example — have been linked to federally funded drug task forces eager to keep the cash rolling in.
THE pressure to boost arrest numbers is not limited to drug law
enforcement. Even where no clear financial incentives exist, the “get
tough” movement has warped police culture to such a degree that police
chiefs and individual officers feel pressured to meet stop-and-frisk or
arrest quotas in order to prove their “productivity.”
For the record, the New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly,
denies that his department has arrest quotas. Such denials are
mandatory, given that quotas are illegal under state law. But as the
Urban Justice Center’s Police Reform Organizing Project has documented,
numerous officers have contradicted Mr. Kelly. In 2010, a New York City
police officer named Adil Polanco told a local ABC News reporter that
“our primary job is not to help anybody, our primary job is not to
assist anybody, our primary job is to get those numbers and come back
with them.” He continued: “At the end of the night you have to come back
with something. You have to write somebody, you have to arrest
somebody, even if the crime is not committed, the number’s there. So our
choice is to come up with the number.”
Exposing police lying is difficult largely because it is rare for the
police to admit their own lies or to acknowledge the lies of other
officers. This reluctance derives partly from the code of silence that
governs police practice and from the ways in which the system of mass
incarceration is structured to reward dishonesty. But it’s also because
police officers are human.
Research shows that ordinary human beings lie a lot — multiple times a
day — even when there’s no clear benefit to lying. Generally, humans lie
about relatively minor things like “I lost your phone number; that’s
why I didn’t call” or “No, really, you don’t look fat.” But humans can
also be persuaded to lie about far more important matters, especially if
the lie will enhance or protect their reputation or standing in a
group.
The natural tendency to lie makes quota systems and financial incentives
that reward the police for the sheer numbers of people stopped, frisked
or arrested especially dangerous. One lie can destroy a life, resulting
in the loss of employment, a prison term and relegation to permanent
second-class status. The fact that our legal system has become so
tolerant of police lying indicates how corrupted our criminal justice
system has become by declarations of war, “get tough” mantras, and a
seemingly insatiable appetite for locking up and locking out the poorest
and darkest among us.
And, no, I’m not crazy for thinking so.
Michelle Alexander is the author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.”
A version of this op-ed appeared in print on February 3, 2013, on page SR4 of the New York edition with the headline: Why Police Lie Under Oath.
Editorial: The West Needs Somaliland More Than Somaliland Needs The West
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| Republic of Somaliland |
Having not yet absorbed the shock-effect of this reckless action by the US, a step which will most likely come back to haunt it, the British government issued a warning to its citizens alerting them of a potential terrorist threat in Somaliland without consulting, or even informing, the government of Somaliland about it. These two steps plus many previous slights have incensed the people of Somaliland. Feeling the rising anger of his people toward the US, Britain, and Western countries in general, the president of Somaliland, Ahmed Sillanyo, tried to re-assure his citizens in his speech to the joint session of parliament and the Upper House, that he had received assurances from the Obama administration that their policy toward Somaliland has not changed and that both their engagement with Somaliland and their programs in Somaliland will continue.
And this is precisely the problem. For although President Ahmed Silanyo considers US re-assurances as a positive thing, they really are not, because once they raised the status of Somalia’s government, the only way in which such a move would not be to Somaliland’s disadvantage is by also raising Somaliland’s status, and the fact that they didn’t raise Somaliland’s status means they weakened Somaliland’s position despite their insistence that their policy toward Somaliland has not changed. Furthermore, the US move is not just about recognition, it is also about putting the government of Somalia on a trajectory that promises more US backing and sends a signal to other western powers to do likewise, which means further chipping away at Somaliland’s position. This is the reality of the Obama administration’s policy which sets the tone for the policies of other western countries, and no amount of sweet words or after the fact explanations can change it.
This being the situation, the question is: what can Somaliland do about it? The answer is: a lot. And the reason we say this is because when all is said and done, the fact remains that the US and western countries need Somaliland more than Somaliland needs them. This may seem like an odd or counter-intuitive thing to say but it is true, and here is why. The main reason that the US and western countries are involved in Somalia is because they see Somalia as a security threat. That same security threat to western countries potentially exists in Somaliland but until now has been contained because of the efforts of Somaliland’s government and its people. The west needs the cooperation of Somaliland to prevent security threats coming from Somaliland, whereas Somaliland does not need western cooperation to exist. This is the other reality that favors Somaliland. The problem is that Somaliland has always approached western governments from the position that it needs the west more than the west needs it rather than the other way around, and in order for western policies to change, Somaliland’s attitude must first change.
The fact of the matter is that the attitudes of Somaliland’s people toward Western governments are already in the process of changing. Many people in Somaliland are reaching the conclusion that these governments are pursuing ruthless policies that hurt and endanger the interests of Somaliland. What has been lagging behind is the attitude of Somaliland’s government which until has not yet pursued policies based on the position that the west needs Somaliland more than Somaliland needs the west. Somaliland’s government must change their attitude and policies so it would be more in line with the wishes, interests, and conclusions of its own people.
As part of this change, Somaliland’s government must establish some markers or red lines which it will not accept from western and foreign countries to cross. One of these markers is the arming of Somalia’s government. Somaliland government should also make it absolutely clear to western countries that although it has no objection to helping the people of Somalia, their efforts to change the playing field in favor of Somalia’s government and to the detriment of Somaliland are unacceptable; and that most certainly Somaliland will not attend a conference chaired by the President of Somalia whether it is in London or on March.
William Hague: Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan is where the threat to the British homeland is coming from
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| William Hague |
On the Sunday Politics, William Hague confirmed that the greatest terrorist threat to the British homeland come from Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. But he argued that without intervention, the Sahel could become as dangerous to Britain.
Those hoping for Hague to put flesh on the bones of the government’s European strategy will have been disappointed. The Tory leadership remains determined not to give out anything akin to a renegotiation scorecard. When pressed by Andrew Neil on whether he would advocate leaving if only the status quo was on offer, Hague said that the government would have to ‘use our judgment at the time.’
On gay marriage, Hague reiterated his support for it. Interestingly, he argued that if gay marriage was not being addressed in this parliament it would be ‘a big issue at the next election’ with MPs forced then to declare where they stand.
Somaliland: Denmark Allocates $8m towards Economic Growth
The Danish government is an active player in promoting improved livelihoods.
Said Mr. Zorem Rasmussen, head of the Danish International Development Agency-DANIDA Somaliland
The Somaliland Business Fund-SBF is beneficiary to $8 million contributed by the Danish government.
This was revealed by Mr. Zorem Rasmussen, head of the Danish International Development Agency-DANIDA Somaliland during an interview with reporter Mahmud Walaleye of Hornnewspaper in Hargeisa where he also informed that the UK Travel ban for Somaliland has not affected their operations.
Said he “Only Copenhagen has the authority to advice Danish citizens and my participation in this interview, in Hargeisa, means we are neither bothered nor affected by the recent UK travel advisory”
According to Mr. Rasmussen DANIDA which opened its Hargeisa program office last August, has already allocated $8million to SBF, an amount to be increased gradually over the coming years.
“The allocation of this fund is geared towards fulfilling Denmark’s intentions for promoting local economic growth and creation of employment opportunities.
In response to the when of grants disbursement for the Somaliland business fund that DANIDA is co-funding with the World Bank, Mr. Rasmussen said, “the first phase mostly for small grants applicants shall start next month (March), while phase two applicants screening would be commenced in May, this year.
Apart from promotion of economic growth DANIDA, which comes under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also engaged in the development of several other sectors among them; Security, Anti-piracy, Governance, and livelihoods throughout Somaliland and Somalia, with over $80million allocated for these activities during a four year plan ending in 2015.
DANIDA, who have above forty partners in Somaliland composing government ministers, local as well as international organization, also supports local council projects called JPLG, Gender, and Democratization process, needed to envision engagement his office doing Somaliland.
On his perception of the local environment for both donors, expatriates and investors, the DANIDA program manager said a conducive environment exists where all stakeholders have a single target, “that is attainment of local development while pursuing the quest for international recognition.
He praised the over 40 local partners that DANIDA is working in diverse sectors among them Government ministries and Civil Society Organizations for their relentless efforts in achieving set objectives.
On Denmark’s participation in the internationally fronted dialogue between Somaliland and Somalia, Mr. Rasmussen said, “Although we are not currently involved at any level, the government in Copenhagen is closely following proceedings and will not hesitate to provide assistance if deemed necessary or upon request”
In Conclusion the top Danish representative in Somaliland thanked the Geeska Afrika media Group and reporter Mohamud Walaleye, for being the first to ever interview him since arrival in the country.
He promised to ensure that the media group is first to receive support from DANIDA if and when it initiates, in Somaliland, a media capacity building program the Agency currently implements in over 20 countries worldwide.
XIGASHO: WARGEYSKA GEESKA AFRIKA
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Somaliland: Shed More Light on DL issue: Private Firm Awarded Contract to issue National Driving Licenses
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| Somaliland Public Works Minister Ahmed Abdi Haabsade |
If given the similitude of Hon. Habsade equating the private company’s issuance of DLs to that of the vehicle number plates, does he mean that the agent would ONLY supply the driving licence books (or cards) whether digital or not?
If so, it is well and good. If not, then we should not succumb to hasty decision whose most probable future may have in store serious security and legal repercussions for the country.
This is because we believe that those who supply the number plates are not privy to personal information hence do not hold the log-books to vehicles nor process their application forms.
It is clear that the registration of motor vehicles are sensitive since the applicants have to supply information on their personnel selves (e.g. IDs etc where necessary).
This should be things to be entrusted only upon the state alone.
Given that the national identification system is still absent, how should the DL issuance be placed in private hands?
Worse of all is that absence of the personal identification national index makes it difficult for the criminal investigations department to issue fool proof certifications of good personal conducts for lack of standard and proper finger-printing system and allied systemic data banks, how can the state relieve off its watch over such a core department? More light should be shed on the issue since significant and important line departments have to be established before hand, serious future repercussions notwithstanding.
M A EGGE
opinion published: somalilandpress
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN - Conclusions on Somalia
Brussels,
31 January 2013
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| EUROPEAN UNION |
The Council adopted the following
conclusions:
1.
The EU welcomes the end of the
transition in Somalia as a historic opportunity to leave
behind two decades of conflict. Adoption of a provisional Constitution, the selection of a
Federal Parliament and the election of a new President bring new prospects for lasting peace
and prosperity to Somalia. The visit of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the EU is a sign
of its recognition of the new political setting in Somalia and of a strengthened partnership
between the EU and Somalia.
behind two decades of conflict. Adoption of a provisional Constitution, the selection of a
Federal Parliament and the election of a new President bring new prospects for lasting peace
and prosperity to Somalia. The visit of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the EU is a sign
of its recognition of the new political setting in Somalia and of a strengthened partnership
between the EU and Somalia.
2.
The EU stresses the importance
of Somali ownership and underlines the primary
responsibility of the Somali authorities to re-build a country free from the threat of violence
and organised crime, economically viable, engaged with its neighbours and the international
community. Reflecting a shift of paradigm in EU-Somalia relations and consistent with its
comprehensive approach, the EU is committed to supporting the new Government's vision
and priorities. It undertakes to sustain its collective efforts to support Somalia's transformation
and to engage more directly with the Somali people and institutions. In this context, the EU
encourages the accession of Somalia to the Cotonou Agreement.
responsibility of the Somali authorities to re-build a country free from the threat of violence
and organised crime, economically viable, engaged with its neighbours and the international
community. Reflecting a shift of paradigm in EU-Somalia relations and consistent with its
comprehensive approach, the EU is committed to supporting the new Government's vision
and priorities. It undertakes to sustain its collective efforts to support Somalia's transformation
and to engage more directly with the Somali people and institutions. In this context, the EU
encourages the accession of Somalia to the Cotonou Agreement.
3.
The Council welcomes the
announcement by the High Representative/Vice-President
(HR/VP) and the Somali President that Somalia and the EU will host a Conference in
Brussels that will focus on medium- and long-term priorities and needs of Somalia and its
people. The aim of the Conference will be to endorse a Compact between Somalia and the
international community that will guide the reconstruction of Somalia, based on the Busan
New Deal Principles for Fragile States. The Conference will focus on building a new political
order in Somalia, promoting its socio-economic development and establishing the rule of law
and security. The EU also welcomes the UK initiative to host a Conference that will focus on
the immediate priorities of strengthening security, justice, public financial management and
supporting the political progress of Somalia. The EU welcomes the engagement of the Somali
Federal Government in co-hosting the two conferences.
(HR/VP) and the Somali President that Somalia and the EU will host a Conference in
Brussels that will focus on medium- and long-term priorities and needs of Somalia and its
people. The aim of the Conference will be to endorse a Compact between Somalia and the
international community that will guide the reconstruction of Somalia, based on the Busan
New Deal Principles for Fragile States. The Conference will focus on building a new political
order in Somalia, promoting its socio-economic development and establishing the rule of law
and security. The EU also welcomes the UK initiative to host a Conference that will focus on
the immediate priorities of strengthening security, justice, public financial management and
supporting the political progress of Somalia. The EU welcomes the engagement of the Somali
Federal Government in co-hosting the two conferences.
4.
The EU supports the Somali
President's immediate priority of extending security in the
country. On the basis of a revised National Stabilisation and Security Plan (NSSP) and related
security sector reform strategies, the EU will continue to help develop Somali security
capacity accountable to political authority as well as rule of law capacity across the country,
providing protection for the population and respecting human rights. The EU highlights the
importance of international coordination and complementarity in support of Somalia's security
sector development.
country. On the basis of a revised National Stabilisation and Security Plan (NSSP) and related
security sector reform strategies, the EU will continue to help develop Somali security
capacity accountable to political authority as well as rule of law capacity across the country,
providing protection for the population and respecting human rights. The EU highlights the
importance of international coordination and complementarity in support of Somalia's security
sector development.
Since 2010,
the EU Training Mission (EUTM) Somalia has successfully trained nearly 3,000
Somali soldiers, which now constitute the core of the Somali National Armed Forces.
Building on its success and responding to the evolving needs of the Somali authorities, the
Council decided on 22 January 2013 to extend the mandate of the EUTM Somalia until 31
March 2015 and to appoint Brigadier General Aherne as the Mission Commander. The
mission will provide training as well as advice to help building effective, well-integrated, self-
sustainable and accountable Somali National Armed Forces in continued close cooperation
with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Uganda and the US and other
partners. As the security situation allows, EUTM will gradually transfer its activities from
Uganda to Somalia.
Somali soldiers, which now constitute the core of the Somali National Armed Forces.
Building on its success and responding to the evolving needs of the Somali authorities, the
Council decided on 22 January 2013 to extend the mandate of the EUTM Somalia until 31
March 2015 and to appoint Brigadier General Aherne as the Mission Commander. The
mission will provide training as well as advice to help building effective, well-integrated, self-
sustainable and accountable Somali National Armed Forces in continued close cooperation
with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Uganda and the US and other
partners. As the security situation allows, EUTM will gradually transfer its activities from
Uganda to Somalia.
The EU has also supported the rule of law sector. It has supported judicial capacities and the
training and payment of stipends of Somali Police Forces, in close cooperation with the UN.
In addition, its EUCAP NESTOR mission will assist Somalia and states in the region to
develop self-sustainable capacities to enhance maritime security and governance, including
judicial capacities.
5. The
EU commends the efforts of the AMISOM and welcomes the completion of the AU
strategic review. AMISOM can be expected to continue to play a vital role in bringing
security to Somalia while the capacity of Somali security forces develops. Considering that
support to AMISOM remains one of the EU's priorities in Africa, the EU reiterates its
readiness to continue to provide significant support to AMISOM through the African Peace
Facility. It also calls upon other donors to ensure predictable and sustainable funding for
AMISOM.
strategic review. AMISOM can be expected to continue to play a vital role in bringing
security to Somalia while the capacity of Somali security forces develops. Considering that
support to AMISOM remains one of the EU's priorities in Africa, the EU reiterates its
readiness to continue to provide significant support to AMISOM through the African Peace
Facility. It also calls upon other donors to ensure predictable and sustainable funding for
AMISOM.
6. The
EU welcomes the completion of the United Nations (UN) strategic review of its
presence
in Somalia, and looks forward to an enhanced UN role in Somalia, including in relation to the
effective coordination of international engagement, in support of peace- and state-building.
in Somalia, and looks forward to an enhanced UN role in Somalia, including in relation to the
effective coordination of international engagement, in support of peace- and state-building.
7. The
EU underlines the importance of reconciling the nation and of building
accountable and
transparent institutions at local, regional and national levels, through an approach inclusive of
all clans and social groups. The EU will support the Government's efforts to promote
democracy, the rule of law and strengthen the respect of human rights. The EU stresses the
importance of adopting a final Constitution by referendum, reflecting the will of all Somalis,
of encouraging dialogue and peaceful interactions between the centre and the regions, and of
preparing for elections. It will also support inclusive local development and reconciliation
efforts. The EU underlines the critical role of civil society and the media in the process of
transformation.
transparent institutions at local, regional and national levels, through an approach inclusive of
all clans and social groups. The EU will support the Government's efforts to promote
democracy, the rule of law and strengthen the respect of human rights. The EU stresses the
importance of adopting a final Constitution by referendum, reflecting the will of all Somalis,
of encouraging dialogue and peaceful interactions between the centre and the regions, and of
preparing for elections. It will also support inclusive local development and reconciliation
efforts. The EU underlines the critical role of civil society and the media in the process of
transformation.
8. The
EU also undertakes to support the socio-economic recovery that is needed to
improve the
welfare and livelihoods of Somalis. It will support basic service provision, strengthen public
finance management and support the country's re-engagement with the international financial
institutions. The EU will help to build resilience, including through linking relief,
rehabilitation and development in delivering EU assistance to Somalia.
welfare and livelihoods of Somalis. It will support basic service provision, strengthen public
finance management and support the country's re-engagement with the international financial
institutions. The EU will help to build resilience, including through linking relief,
rehabilitation and development in delivering EU assistance to Somalia.
9. The
EU will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to meet the most urgent
needs of the
people of Somalia, in full respect of the humanitarian principles of neutrality, humanity,
impartiality and independence. It calls on all parties in Somalia to ensure safe and unhindered
access to humanitarian aid and to comply with their obligations under international
humanitarian law.
people of Somalia, in full respect of the humanitarian principles of neutrality, humanity,
impartiality and independence. It calls on all parties in Somalia to ensure safe and unhindered
access to humanitarian aid and to comply with their obligations under international
humanitarian law.
10. The
EU notes that improved conditions on land will also contribute to tackling the
root causes
of piracy off the coast of Somalia. It commends the success of the EU’s naval operation
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA in the fight against piracy. The EU aims to consolidate the
containment of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean through ATALANTA, while limiting the
ability of piracy groups to operate from land by building Somali law enforcement capacity,
including through EUCAP NESTOR, and disrupting the piracy networks including its
financiers and logistics. It will do so together with the Somali authorities, taking in to account
their evolving needs as well as the political and security situation on the ground, and using its
Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations and other EU instruments in a
coherent and mutually reinforcing way.
of piracy off the coast of Somalia. It commends the success of the EU’s naval operation
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA in the fight against piracy. The EU aims to consolidate the
containment of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean through ATALANTA, while limiting the
ability of piracy groups to operate from land by building Somali law enforcement capacity,
including through EUCAP NESTOR, and disrupting the piracy networks including its
financiers and logistics. It will do so together with the Somali authorities, taking in to account
their evolving needs as well as the political and security situation on the ground, and using its
Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations and other EU instruments in a
coherent and mutually reinforcing way.
11. The
EU remains concerned about the continuous threat which terrorism poses to
Somalia
itself, the wider region and at a global level. The EU has committed to help build regional
capacities to tackle the threat of terrorism, to support regional law enforcement cooperation
and counter violent extremism, including through the work of the Global Counter-Terrorism
Forum, working with regional bodies, national governments in the Horn and in Yemen, and
with key partners such as the UN and the AU. The Council therefore notes that Member
States have endorsed today an EU Counter-Terrorism Action Plan for the Horn of Africa and
Yemen within their sphere of competence.
The EU recognises that a precondition for peace,
security and prosperity in Somalia is itself, the wider region and at a global level. The EU has committed to help build regional
capacities to tackle the threat of terrorism, to support regional law enforcement cooperation
and counter violent extremism, including through the work of the Global Counter-Terrorism
Forum, working with regional bodies, national governments in the Horn and in Yemen, and
with key partners such as the UN and the AU. The Council therefore notes that Member
States have endorsed today an EU Counter-Terrorism Action Plan for the Horn of Africa and
Yemen within their sphere of competence.
stability in its wider neighbourhood. It emphasises the need for the countries of the region to
step up efforts to build good neighbourly relations, develop regional capacities and forge
regional cooperation and integration, in particular in the economic field, and to lay the
foundation for a regional political, economic and security framework. As a first step, the EU
urges Somalia and its neighbours to reach a good neighbourliness agreement under the
auspices of the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) and with the support
of its partners. It further encourages Somalia's active engagement in IGAD and urges all
countries of the region to demonstrate their willingness to settle bilateral disputes in its
framework. As set out in the EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa, the EU stands
ready to facilitate and to work closely with the AU and with IGAD and its member states to
achieve these objectives, including through the efforts of the EU Special Representative for
the Horn of Africa.
The EU emphasises the importance of peaceful and credible elections in Kenya in March
2013 for the country's security and prosperity and that of the wider region."
Saraakiisha Ciidamada Somaliland ee ku guulaystay darajooyinka ugu sareeya
Ismaaciil Shaqalle Taliyaha
ciidanka Qaranka ,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo u gartay Sareeye Gaas beeshiisa
Sacad Muuse
Cabdilaahi Fadal Iiman
Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliiska derejaduu Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye
guuto,Beesha Arab.
Maxamed Xuseen Xiirane
Taliyaha Ciidanka Asluubta Derejada madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye Guuto
Beesha Dhulbahante
Axmed Cismaan Xasan Taliyaha
ciidamada Ilaalada Xeebaha ,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Admiral
guuto,Beesha Ciidagale
Cabdilaahi Calas Abaandulaha
koowaad ee ciidanka Qaranka Derjeda Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye Guuto
Beesha Dhulbahante
Libaax Rayaale Abaandulaha
labaad ee Ciidanka Qaranka Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye Guuto
Beesha Gudabuursi.
Maxamed Adan Saqadhi
(Dabagale),Hogaanka Hawl-gelinta Ciidanka Qaranka,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo
siiyey Gaashanle Sare, beesha Habar Yoonis.
Cabdiraxmaan Fooxle ,Taliye
xigeenka Koowaad ee Booliiska ,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye
Guuto Beesha Ciise Muuse.
Daahir Cali Wacays,Taliye ku
xigeenka Labaad ee Ciidanka Booliiska,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilayo siiyey
Sareeye Guuto,Beesha Ciise
Xasan Cali Dheere Taliye ku
xigeenka koowaad ee Ciidanka Asluubta,Derejada M.Siilanyo siiyey Sareeye Guuto
Beesha Habarjeclo
Cali Cumar Axmed Taliye
xigeenka labaad ee Ciidanka Asluubta ,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo siiyey
Sareeye Guuto, Beesha Warsangeli.
Taliye xigeenka Ciidanka
Ilaalada Xeebaha,Derejada Madaxweyne Siilanyo u Gartay Admiral Guuto,Beesha
Dhulbahante
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