U.N. urges Somalia to organize elections without delay By Associated Press
Share: Security forces block a street with an armored personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country s election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Security forces in Somalia s capital fired on hundreds of people protesting the delay of the country s election on Friday as at least one explosion was reported at the international airport and armored personnel carriers blocked major streets. (AP Photo)
UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing threat to the country’s security from al-Shabab and armed opposition groups.
UN Urges Somalia Elections, Extends Peacekeeping Mission By Philippe RATER
on March 13 2021 9:47 AM
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia until December, and called on Somali authorities to hold elections without further delay.
The 13-page text drafted by Britain was unanimously approved by the 15 members of the Council, diplomatic sources said.
It had proven difficult to finalize due to differences in the past month between Western countries and the African members of the council, including Kenya, Niger and Tunisia, who had even forced London to postpone the vote for 15 days.
Police say a suicide bomber died and seven civilians were wounded when a vehicle exploded near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu
UN urges Somalia to organise elections without delay
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The UN’s most powerful body said its objective is to transfer security to Somali authorities, with the aim of Somalia taking the lead in 2021 and achieving full responsibility by the end of 2023.
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The UN’s most powerful body said its objective is to transfer security to Somali authorities, with the aim of Somalia taking the lead in 2021 and achieving full responsibility by the end of 2023. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organise elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing threat to the country’s security from al-Shabab and armed opposition groups.