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Date Time 38th Universal Periodic Review of human rights UK statement on Somalia The United Kingdom recognises Somalia’s cooperation with international partners on its human rights challenges but is disappointed by the absence of significant progress. We are concerned by the impact of the electoral impasse on the rights of the Somali people, and so call on Somalia’s leaders to refrain from further violence, return to dialogue, reach consensus, and hold inclusive elections without further de...

Statement delivered by Ambassador Byrne Nason at UNSC Briefing on Somalia Statement 22 February 2021   At the outset I wanted to express our sincere sympathy to Italy following the violent incident in the DRC which claimed three lives including the life of the Ambassador of Italy. We unreservedly condemn the perpetrators of this brutal attack on a UN convoy and express sincere sympathy to our colleagues.       We have heard today that Somalia stands at a critical juncture...

Horrific events have focused our attention on young people caught up in local crime networks. These events also resulted in a renewed interest in a previous Brainstorm article that highlighted the hidden threat of crime gangs to child wellbeing. We now have new evidence of network influence on children in Ireland and we can outline the steps we have taken to use this new scientific evidence to design ways of intervening with children who are embedded in crime networks.  The Greentown study br...

The actor John Connors has described recruiting children to commit crime as "child abuse."  The Exploitation of Children in the Commission of Offences Bill makes it an offence to compel, induce or invite a child to engage in criminal activity and carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison. Mr Connors, who has starred in a number of crime-related films and dramas including Love/Hate and Cardboard Gangsters, said he saw "first hand" the criminal exploitation of children whil...