UN official foreshadows "broader peacebuilding mission" in Somalia
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A Burundian soldier, as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia, on patrol near the city of Merca on 2 February. UN Photo/Tobin Jones
The UN is moving to increase its engagement in Somalia.
That's what a senior official from the UN Department of Political Affairs told members of the Security Council during a briefing on Thursday.
After years without a government followed by transitional rule, a new Somali president was elected in September 2012.
Dianne Penn reports.
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