UN Secretary-General and World Bank Group President arrive in Mogadishu, pledge support for regional peace, security and development
Mogadishu, 29 October 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, arrived in Mogadishu to pledge support for Somalia’s transition and for efforts to strengthen security and development across the wider Horn of Africa region.
The joint high level visit comes at an important time for Somalia which continues to make significant security gains against the Al-Shabaab insurgency, and is pushing forward essential political reforms with the goal of holding national elections in 2016. The delegation will also include Islamic Development Bank President Ahmad Mohamed Ali and senior representatives of the African Development Bank, the African Union, and the European Union.
“The UN, World Bank Group and indeed the international community as a whole are committed to helping the Somali people. Somalia is on the right track and I am confident that its people will rise to the challenges its country still faces. We are here to tell Somalis that they are not alone and that we will redouble our efforts to help them protect the gains made in recent years,” Ban Ki-moon said.
Somalia faces political, security, development and humanitarian challenges from its over two decades of conflict, but recent advances, including the creation of regional administrations in close cooperation with the Federal Government, are encouraging. Building a more stable Somalia will ensure greater security and economic prosperity across the Horn of Africa.
Somalia’s most vulnerable and marginalised communities, including the displaced, returnees, women and youth need to be included in the process of peacebuilding and statebuilding. Continued political unity will be essential for Somalia to meet its goals for democratic transformation.
“Somalia’s transition is a unique opportunity for the nation and the wider Horn of Africa region to improve the livelihoods of the people by engaging them in productive economic activities,” said Kim. “Political stability and human security are important pre-requisites for reducing extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity for the Somali people.”
The United Nations and the World Bank, in cooperation with other partners, are committed to accelerate their programmes on the ground to support Somalia’s political, security and development goals, as set out in Somalia’s “New Deal” Compact agreed last year. The peacebuilding process and the scaling up of international assistance will require inclusive and transparent efforts by all.
The government and its partners also need to find a more sustainable solution to the frequent drought and famines, which have left the majority of the population poor and vulnerable. Access of the poor and marginalized to economic opportunities is a key priority. In this context, the Secretary-General also called for international partners to help meet the funding gap for humanitarian assistance to Somalia. Over 3 million people in the country are in need of assistance, while the humanitarian appeal for 2014 remains only 34% funded.
The high level delegation will meet with Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to discuss the country’s transition and its critical importance to human security and economic prospects in the region. They will also meet with Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari, senior Government officials and representatives of Somalia’s civil society.
The trip marks the Secretary-General’s second visit to Somalia – he previously visited in December 2011 – and the first visit for the World Bank President. The Bank has stepped up its engagement in Somalia in recent years, evidence of the country’s ongoing transformation after a generation of conflict.
Contacts:
The United Nations:
In Mogadishu: Aleem Siddique, +254 41 350-6862, +252 699 225 783, siddiquea@un.org
In New York: Vannina Maestracci, +1 (917) 367 0293, maestracci@un.org
The World Bank Group:
In Nairobi: Peter Warutere, +254 20 293 6444, pwarutere@worldbank.org
In Washington: Aby Toure, +1 (202) 473 8302, akonate@worldbank.org
Xoghayaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay iyo Madaxweynaha Bangiga Adduunka oo Muqdisho soo gaaray, taageerana u ballanqaaday nabadda, amniga iyo horumarinta gobolka.
Muqdisho, 29ka Oktoobar 2014 – Xoghayaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay, Ban Ki-moon, iyo Madaxweynaha Kooxda Bangiga Adduunka, Jim Yong Kim, ayaa soo gaaray magaalada Muqdisho si ay taageero ugu ballanqaadaan kalaguurka Soomaaliya iyo dadaalka loogu jiro xoojinta amniga iyo horumarinta gobolka Geeska Afrika dhammaantiisa.
Booqashada wadajirka ah ee heerka sare ayaa imanaysa waqti muhim u ah Soomaaliya oo hadda guulo la taaban karo ee xagga amniga ah ka gaaraya dagaalka ka dhanka ah fallaagada Al-Shabaab, horeyna u sii wada dibuhabayn siyaasadeed oo lagama maarmaan ah oo ujeeddadeedu tahay in doorashooyin qaran la qabto sannadka 2016. Wafdigu waxaa sidoo kale ka mid ah Madaxweynaha Bangiga Horumarinta Islaamka, Axmed Maxamed Cali, iyo wakiillo sarsare ee ka socda Bangiga Horumarinta Afrika, Midowga Afrika, iyo Midowga Yurub.
“Qaramada Midoobay, Bangiga Kooxda Adduunka iyo weliba bulshada caalamka guud ahaan waxaa ka go’an inay dadka Soomaaliyeed gacan siiyaan. Soomaaliya waxay ku taagantahay waddada saxda ah, anigana waxaan hubaa in dadka Soomaaliyeed ay u istaagi doonaan inay ka hortagaan caqabadaha weli dalkooda hortaagan. Waxaan halkan u joognaa inaan u sheegno Soomaalida inaysan keligood ahayn iyo inaan laballaabi doono dadaalka aan ugu jirno inaan ku kaalmayno si ay u ilaaliyaan guulaha la gaaray sannadihii dhowaa,” ayuu yiri Ban Ki-moon.
Soomaaliya waxaa horyaalla caqabado xagga siyaasadda, amniga, horumarka iyo gargaarka baniaadanimo oo ka dhashay labaatankii sanno ee uu dalku colaadda ku jiray, laakiin waxaa dhiiragelin leh guulaha dhowaan la gaaray, oo ka midyihiin sameynta maamul-goboleedyada iyadoo si dhow loola kaashanayo Dowladda Federaalka. In la dhiso Soomaaliya oo xasilloon waxay xaqiijin doontaa amni ballaaran iyo dhaqaale barwaaqo ah oo ka hirgala Geeska Afrika gebi ahaantiisaba.
Waxaa loo bahanyahay in qaybaha bulshada Soomaaliya ee ugu nuqul ee aan xuquuqdood la siinin, oo ay ka midyihiin barakacayaasha, kuwa dib u soo noqday, haween iyo dhallinyarada, laga qaybgeliyo hanaanka nabadaynta iyo dowlada-dhisidda. Waxaa muhim ah in la helo midnimo siyaasadeed oo joogta ah si ay Soomaaliya u gaarto yoolka ay hiigsanayso oo ah isbedel siyaasadeed.
“Kalaguurka Soomaaliya waa fursad aan lahayn wax loo dhigo oo ay dalka iyo guud ahaan gobolka Geeska Afrikaba sare ugu qaadaan hab nololeedka dadka iyagoo ka qaybgelinaya hawlaha wax soo saarka dhaqaalaha,” ayuu yiri Kim. “Xasillooni siyaasadeed iyo amni dadweynaha waxay shuruudo muhim ah u yihiin yareynta saboolnimada xad dhaafka ah iyo kordhinta barwaaqo ay wadaagaan dadka Soomaaliyeed.”
Qaramada Midoobay iyo Bangiga Adduunka, iyagoo la kaashanaya saaxiibada kale ee hawsha la wadaaga, waxaa ka go’an inay dardargeliyaan barnaamijyada ay ka wadaan dalka gudihiisa si ay u taageeraan ujeeddooyinka siyaasadeed, amni iyo kuwa horumarineed ee Soomaaliya, sida ku qeexan Heshiiska “Hiigsiga Cusub” ee lagu heshiiyay sannadkii hore. Geeddi-socodka nabadaynta iyo sare u qaadidda kaalmada caalamiga waxay u baahnaan doonaan dadaal loo wada dhanyahay oo hufan oo ay bixiyaan dadkoo idil.
Dowladda iyo saaxiibadeeda waxay sidoo kale u baahanyihiin inay xal waara u helaan abaaraha iyo macluusha soo noqnoqonaya, kuwaasoo dadka badidooda ka dhigay ku sabool ah oo dhibaatada u nugul. Waa in mudnaanta kowaad la siiyaa in dadka saboolka ah iyo kuwa aan helin xuquuqdooda ay helaan fursadaha dhaqaalaha. Isagoo ka hadlaya xaaladdan, Xoghayaha Guud ayaa sidoo kale ugu baaqay saaxiibada caalamka ee hawsha la wadaaga inay gacan ka geystaan sidii loo buuxin lahaa lacagta ka dhiman kaalmada lagu bixiyo gargaarka baniaadanimo ee Soomaaliya. In ka badan 3 milyan oo dad ah ee dalka jooga ayaa kaalmo u baahan, iyadoo la bixiyay kelya boqolkiiba 34 (34%) oo ka mid ah baaqii gargaarka baniaadanimo ee la jeediyay sannadka 2014.
Wefdiga heerka sare wuxuu la kulmi doonaa Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, si looga dodo kalaguurka dalka iyo muhimadda weyn ee uu u leeyahay amniga dadka iyo mustaqbalka dhaqaalaha gobolka. Waxay kaloo la kulmi doonaan Ra’iisal Wasaarah, Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Federaalka, Maxamed Usmaan Jawaari, iyo mas’uuliyiin sarsare ee ka tirsan Dowladda iyo wakiillo ka socda bushada rayidka Soomaaliya.
Socdaalkan waa kii labaad ee uu Xoghayaha Guud ku tago Soomaaliya – wuxuu horey u booqday dalka sannadkii 2011 – waana booqashadii ugu horeysay ee Madaxweynaha Bangiga Adduunka uu dalka ku tago. Bangiga ayaa kordhiyay hawlaha uu ka wado iyo xiriirka uu la leeyahay Soomaaliya sannadahan dambe, taasoo muujinaysa in dalka uu ka socdo isbedel ka dib colaad dheer oo qaadatay hal jiil.
La xiriir:
Qaramada Midoobay:
Magaalada Muqdisho: Aleem Siddique, +254 41 350 6862, +252 699 225 783, siddiquea@un.org
Kooxda Bangiga Addunka:
Magaalada Nairobi: Peter Warutere, +254 20 293 6444, pwarutere@worldbank.org
Magaalada Washington: Aby Toure, + 1(202) 473 8302, akonate@worldbank.org
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