UN to Return to Somalia in Attempt to Stop Terrorist Takeover
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The United Nations is set to establish a political presence in Somalia for the first time in 17 years, aimed at creating a new constitution and government, the world body’s top envoy to the African nation said.
Final preparations are being made to base four workers in the capital Mogadishu and five each in the semi-autonomous provinces of Puntland and Somaliland, Augustine Mahiga said in an interview. The political operatives will shift operations late this month from Nairobi, Kenya, where the conflict in Somalia has confined UN political offices until now.