{"id":991,"date":"2020-11-23T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T03:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/report.humanrightspolicy.us\/?p=991"},"modified":"2020-11-23T22:15:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T03:15:05","slug":"somalia-at-a-crossroad-un-envoy-urges-deepened-political-consensus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/report.humanrightspolicy.us\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges \u2018deepened\u2019 political consensus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

    23 November 2020Peace and Security<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cbroad political consensus\u201d reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be \u201cpreserved and indeed deepened\u201d, the country\u2019s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although the agreed model of voting \u201cregrettably fell short\u201d of the constitutional requirement for parliamentary elections based on the principle of universal suffrage, Special Representative James Swan, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM<\/a>), acknowledged<\/a> that it did reflect \u201cwide Somali political consensus and ownership\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition to the support of the President and federal member state leaders, the indirect model was also endorsed by other key Somali stakeholders, including political parties and civil society, and was ratified by the Federal Parliament\u201d, he said via videoconference.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the #UNSC<\/a>'s meeting on #Somalia<\/a>, the @UN<\/a> envoy to the country, James Swan, covered the national #elections<\/a>, #security<\/a>, #debt<\/a> relief, #humanitarian<\/a> challenges, #justice<\/a>, #development<\/a>, #humanrights<\/a>, #COVID19<\/a> and more – check out his full remarks here: https:\/\/t.co\/8kugUcjt1G<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yBPrRG2bTq<\/a><\/p>— UNSOM (@UNSomalia) November 23, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>