STORY: Expressing hope for Somalia’s upward trajectory,

delegation of AU, EU, IGAD and UN holds consultations

with stakeholders in Garowe
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DATELINE: 18/DECEMBER/2019, GAROWE, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Aerial drone shot – Garowe town.

2. Wide shot – Disembarking from flight at Garowe Airport UN Secretary-
General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan; the European
Union’s (EU) Deputy Head of Delegation to Somalia, Nicole Miller; the African
Union (AU) Mission in Somalia’s Chief of Mission Support, Major-General
Fidza Dludlu; and a representative of the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development (IGAD), Nur Abdi Isse.

3. Wide walking shot – Arrival at Garowe Airport, UN, AU, EU and IGAD
delegation.
4. Wide shot – Puntland, Ministry of Finance building.
5. Long shot – Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni on arrival of delegation.
6. Wide shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia
James Swan and AU, EU and IGAD delegation meeting with Puntland’s
President Said Abdullahi Deni and his cabinet ministers.
7. Medium shot – Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni and his cabinet
ministers.
8. Medium shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia
James Swan and AU, EU and IGAD delegation.
9. Medium pan shot – Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni and his cabinet
ministers meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for
Somalia James Swan and AU, EU and IGAD delegation.
10. Medium pan shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for
Somalia James Swan and AU, EU and IGAD delegation meeting with
Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni and his cabinet ministers.
11. Wide shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia
James Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation and with Puntland’s President Said
Abdullahi Deni at a press conference.
12. Two shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia James
Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation and with Puntland’s President Said
Abdullahi Deni at a press conference.
13. Wide shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia
James Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation meeting with representatives of
Puntland civil society.
14. Medium shot - with representatives of Puntland civil society meeting with
UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia James Swan and
AU, EU, IGAD delegation.
15. Long shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia James
Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation meeting with representatives of Puntland
civil society.
16. Medium pan shot – Representatives of Puntland civil society meeting with
UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia James Swan and
AU, EU, IGAD delegation.
17. Close up shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia
James Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation meeting with representatives of
Puntland civil society.
18. Long shot – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia James
Swan and AU, EU, IGAD delegation meeting with representatives of Puntland
civil society.

19. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) JAMES SWAN, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE (SRSG) FOR SOMALIA
As we look ahead to 2020, and what will be a critical year for Somalia, we have
been engaging with a range of stakeholders across the country to hear their
views on how the key national priorities can be realised next year.
These priorities include preparations for one-person-one-vote elections,
finalisation of the Federal Constitution, continued progress towards debt relief,
and the fight against al-Shabaab.
Here in Puntland, the representatives of some of Somalia’s multilateral
partners have come to seek the views of the Puntland authorities, elders and
civil society. We have conducted similar consultations in South West State,
Hirshabelle, Jubaland and with the national authorities and President Haaf of
Galmudug.
 These consultations have been an opportunity to hear directly from
stakeholders on how Somalia’s national priorities can be achieved, and
challenges overcome. We thank the people of Puntland for the warm welcome
in Garowe as we conclude our visits. 2020 has the potential to be an historic
year for Somalia if all Somali leaders, institutions and communities engage in
dialogue to agree a way forward.”

Expressing hope for Somalia’s upward trajectory, delegation of AU, EU, IGAD and
UN holds consultations with stakeholders in Garowe
Garowe, 18 December 2019 – Closing a series of consultative meetings across
Somalia’s Federal Member States, a senior delegation of representatives from some
of the country’s international partners today visited Puntland’s capital, Garowe, in
the final stage of their visits to seek stakeholders’ views on how key national
priorities can be realised next year.

“Here in Puntland, the representatives of some of Somalia’s multilateral partners

have come to seek the views of the Puntland authorities and civil society. We have
conducted similar consultations in South West State, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and with
the national authorities and President Haaf of Galmudug,” said the UN Secretary-
General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, on behalf of the
delegation.

He noted that the priorities included preparations for ‘one-person, one-vote’

elections, finalisation of the Federal Constitution, continued progress towards debt
relief, and the fight against Al-Shabaab.

In addition to the UN envoy, the delegation was made up of the European Union’s
(EU) Deputy Head of Delegation to Somalia, Nicole Miller; the African Union (AU)
Mission in Somalia’s Chief of Mission Support, Major-General Fidza Dludlu; and a
representative of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Nur Abdi
Isse.
The delegation met with Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni, and other political
and social actors in the state, such as cabinet ministers and civil society
representatives.

“These consultations have been an opportunity to hear directly from stakeholders

on how Somalia’s national priorities can be achieved, and challenges overcome,” Mr.
Swan said.

The international partners also expressed their view that next year has the potential
to be an historic one for Somalia if its leaders, institutions and communities engage
in dialogue to agree on a way forward.

“We look forward to supporting Somalia to ensure that 2020 is a milestone year for
the country, and a year that enables Somalia to continue its upward trajectory,” Mr
Swan noted.

In addition to their meetings in the Federal Member States, the international

partners have also been holding consultations at the national level.