European External Action Service (via Public) / Somalia: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the lack of agreement to conduct elections in Somalia publicnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from publicnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The lack of agreement to conduct elections in Somalia is extremely serious and not in the interest of the citizens of Somalia. It is crucial that all participants continue to engage constructively to agree on the implementation of a national electoral process. Political leaders should continue their efforts on the implementation of the 17 September agreement. Any parallel or partial process or an extension of the current mandate of the institutions, which is not technical in nature would be considered as a severe setback.
By Dahir A. Issa
Opinion
In 2016, when Puntland agreed to the electoral model after initially rejecting it on grounds that one person, one vote elections outlined at the end of the transition agreement had been jettisoned, Michael Keating, the former UN Representative in Somalia, urged political leaders to start preparations for one, person elections “now”.
In 2017 the former Speaker of the Somali Parliament Mohamed Jawari held a meeting with a committee tasked with preparing Somalia for 2021 elections. “We have to be honest with our people and make it clear now if we are unable to hold one person, one vote elections. This clarity will spare the nation political uncertainty and disagreements over elections” said Jawari.
By T. Roble
GOOBJOOG NEWS|DHUSAMAREB: Somalia is waking up this morning to an aura of uncertainty after eight men sitting in Dhusamareb for the last three days failed to unlock the ongoing electoral gridlock amid high expectations locally and internationally.
President Mohamed Farmaajo returned to Mogadishu Friday night empty-handed after a meeting he chaired which brought together the leaders of the five Federal Member States and Banaadir Regional Administration stood ground on its demands.
The failed talks are a disappointment to the country which was banking on the eight leaders to resolve their disputes and let elections take place.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Somalia
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Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s livelihood options, which in turn may have negative impacts for stability and security in Somalia.
More frequent and intense droughts and floods undermine food security and worsen livelihood conditions in Somalia, adversely affecting marginalized groups, fuelling grievances, increasing competition over scarce resources and exacerbating existing community tensions and vulnerabilities. This has complex and interlinked implications for the peace and security situation in Somalia, including: