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(from left) Japanese Ambassador Toshihisa Takata, UN SRSG Augustine Mahiga and Somali PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali at a handover ceremony of police equipment donated by the Government of Japan through UNPOS Trust Fund to the Somali Police Forces. Mogadishu, 7 May 2012.

SRSG Statement on Hargeisa Incident

19 May 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, expresses concern over the recent violent clashes in Hargeisa between the Somaliland security forces and Somaliland citizens which allegedly resulted in the death of several persons from both sides. Seventeen of the accused were sentenced to death and five to life imprisonment.

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Security Council Press Statement on Somalia

New York, 15 May 2012  –  Members of the Security Council received a briefing from Augustine P. Mahiga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, and President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of Somalia.

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SRSG Mahiga addresses the UN Security Council

New York, 15 May 2012  – SRSG Mahiga presented to the United Nations Security the latest report of the Secretary-General and briefed the Council on the latest developments in Somalia.

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TFG, UNPOS and OHCHR sign agreement on human rights

Mogadishu, 11 May 2012 – A technical cooperation agreement on assistance to Somalia in the areas of human rights was signed earlier today by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).

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Statement by SRSG Mahiga on the inaugural convening of Traditional Elders

4 May 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, sends his congratulations to the Somali people and to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on the inaugural convening of Traditional Elders in Mogadishu on 5 May 2012.

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AU, UN and IGAD Issue Joint Warning Letter to the Parties
1 May 2012 - We have now entered a critical juncture of the transitional period of the peace process in Somalia. As we move closer to key benchmarks, such as the convening of the Constituent Assembly, adoption of a new Federal provisional Constitution, selection of a new Parliament, we remain greatly concerned that the Roadmap continues to be jeopardized by the actions of individuals and groups in and out of Somalia working to undermine the fragile progress we have collectively made in recent months. We have come too far and too much is at stake for us to allow the process to backslide at the exact moment Somalia has its best opportunity for peace in decades.
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SRSG Mahiga meets with Turkish Ambassador

25 April 2012 - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga met today with the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Dr. Kani Torun at the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu. SRSG Mahiga expressed his appreciation for all the efforts, commitment and good work that Turkey has been doing for Somalia. The meeting came as a follow up from SRSG's recent visit to Ankara and in lieu of the upcoming Istanbul II conference end of May. Part of their talks was also the political preparations for the Traditional Elders conference that is going to select the members of the Constituent Assembly.

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