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The United Nations is committed to supporting Somalia as it addresses technical, logistical, and other challenges and mobilizes financial support from donors to deliver timely and credible elections.
During a Security Council meeting recently, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia vowed that the UN would stand by Somalia as the country faces challenges including upcoming elections.
The United Nations is committed to supporting Somalia as it addresses technical, logistical, and other challenges and mobilizes financial support from donors to deliver timely and credible elections.
The announcement was welcomed by Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, who looked forward to working together on a new mission for the next two years.
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Somalia is waging an offensive against the jihadist group Al-Shabaab, which has carried out a string of bombings across Somalia in the past 17 years. In July, the group launched a car bomb attack in the capital, killing several people. Somalia is also locked in a dispute with Ethiopia over a Somaliland port.
