SOMALIA / HARGEISA SRSG VISIT
19-Jul-2023
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Somalia-Somaliland dialogue, the conflict in Laascaanood, economic development and human rights were among the topics covered in a top United Nations official’s recent visit to Hargeisa – in addition to local progress and development. UNSOM
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STORY: SOMALIA / HARGEISA SRSG VISIT
TRT: 03:49
SOURCE: UNSOM
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 – 18 JULY 2023 - HARGEISA, SOMALILAND
TRT: 03:49
SOURCE: UNSOM
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNSOM ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 – 18 JULY 2023 - HARGEISA, SOMALILAND
SHOTLIST
1. Aerial shot, Hargeisa, Somaliland
2. Various shots, Secretary-General's Special Representative, Catriona Laing, in flight reading through documents
3. Wide shot, Laing disembarking the plane on arrival at Egal International Airport
4. Wide shot, Laing walking at Egal International Airport, Hargeisa
5. Tracking shot, Laing heading to the State House in Somaliland
6. Med shot, Hargeisa town
7. Close up, United Nations and Somaliland flags
8. Med shot, Laing meeting with Somaliland President Muse Abdi Bihi
9. Med shot, Laing and President Bihi in a meeting
10. Close up, President Bihi
11. Close up, Laing
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia:
“It’s a great pleasure to be back in Hargeisa. I first came here in 1993 when I was working for the UN mission, and it’s amazing to see the progress. 30 years on, Hargeisa is very well developed, and I’ve had a fantastic two days, and I’m very grateful to President Bihi and his government for welcoming me so warmly and engaging in very constructive dialogue. I spent the night here because I wanted to have enough time to really absorb and talk to a range of people.”
13. Med shot, cabinet ministers at the meeting between UN Special Representative Laing and President Bihi
14. Wide shot, President Bihi meeting with UN Special Representative Laing
15. Med shot, Laing and President Bihi meeting
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia: “We talked about the future of the Somalia-Somaliland dialogue and the commitment the President gave to engage in those discussions constructively – so that was encouraging. I urge the importance of a ceasefire to enable dialogue and the eventual resumption of peaceful negotiations to find a way forward. From those various discussions, I saw a committed team who clearly have the best interests of Somaliland at heart and are trying to develop it.”
17. Med shot, Laing meeting with the Somaliland Special Envoy for the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Edna Adan Ismail
18. Close up, Laing listening
19. Close up, Somaliland Special Envoy Edna Adan Ismail speaking
20. Wide shot, Laing meeting with Somaliland Special Envoy Edna Adan Ismail
21. Wide shot, Laing meeting with representatives of civil society
22. Various shots, Laing at meeting with representatives of civil society
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia:
“I praised civil society organizations for the amazing work they're doing in support of marginalized groups, whether that's youth or women. And I committed to lend the UN's full support to that work.”
24. Various shots, Laing at meeting with representatives of civil society
25. Wide shot, Laing and representatives of civil society take a group photo
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia: “Also met the head of the Human Rights Commission and commended him for the work he's doing, taking forward legislation on a range of issues, including very important freedom of speech for journalists and the freedom of speech for the media.”
27. Med shot, Hiraal Youth Centre sign
28. Wide shot, Tailoring Hall
29. Med shot, attending tailoring session
30. Close up, young person sewing
31. Close up, young people sewing
32. Med shot, Laing interacting with some of the students
33. Tilt down shot, students sewing in tailoring class
34. Close up, Hiraal Youth Centre’s library and computer lab
35. Close up, students attending a videography and photography class
36. Med shot, students practicing videography
37. Close up, student in the video and photography class
38. Wide shot, students in a video and photography class
39. Med shot, Laing and administrators at the Hiraal Youth Centre pose for a photo
40. Wide shot, Laing boarding aircraft
2. Various shots, Secretary-General's Special Representative, Catriona Laing, in flight reading through documents
3. Wide shot, Laing disembarking the plane on arrival at Egal International Airport
4. Wide shot, Laing walking at Egal International Airport, Hargeisa
5. Tracking shot, Laing heading to the State House in Somaliland
6. Med shot, Hargeisa town
7. Close up, United Nations and Somaliland flags
8. Med shot, Laing meeting with Somaliland President Muse Abdi Bihi
9. Med shot, Laing and President Bihi in a meeting
10. Close up, President Bihi
11. Close up, Laing
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia:
“It’s a great pleasure to be back in Hargeisa. I first came here in 1993 when I was working for the UN mission, and it’s amazing to see the progress. 30 years on, Hargeisa is very well developed, and I’ve had a fantastic two days, and I’m very grateful to President Bihi and his government for welcoming me so warmly and engaging in very constructive dialogue. I spent the night here because I wanted to have enough time to really absorb and talk to a range of people.”
13. Med shot, cabinet ministers at the meeting between UN Special Representative Laing and President Bihi
14. Wide shot, President Bihi meeting with UN Special Representative Laing
15. Med shot, Laing and President Bihi meeting
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia: “We talked about the future of the Somalia-Somaliland dialogue and the commitment the President gave to engage in those discussions constructively – so that was encouraging. I urge the importance of a ceasefire to enable dialogue and the eventual resumption of peaceful negotiations to find a way forward. From those various discussions, I saw a committed team who clearly have the best interests of Somaliland at heart and are trying to develop it.”
17. Med shot, Laing meeting with the Somaliland Special Envoy for the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Edna Adan Ismail
18. Close up, Laing listening
19. Close up, Somaliland Special Envoy Edna Adan Ismail speaking
20. Wide shot, Laing meeting with Somaliland Special Envoy Edna Adan Ismail
21. Wide shot, Laing meeting with representatives of civil society
22. Various shots, Laing at meeting with representatives of civil society
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia:
“I praised civil society organizations for the amazing work they're doing in support of marginalized groups, whether that's youth or women. And I committed to lend the UN's full support to that work.”
24. Various shots, Laing at meeting with representatives of civil society
25. Wide shot, Laing and representatives of civil society take a group photo
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Catriona Laing, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia: “Also met the head of the Human Rights Commission and commended him for the work he's doing, taking forward legislation on a range of issues, including very important freedom of speech for journalists and the freedom of speech for the media.”
27. Med shot, Hiraal Youth Centre sign
28. Wide shot, Tailoring Hall
29. Med shot, attending tailoring session
30. Close up, young person sewing
31. Close up, young people sewing
32. Med shot, Laing interacting with some of the students
33. Tilt down shot, students sewing in tailoring class
34. Close up, Hiraal Youth Centre’s library and computer lab
35. Close up, students attending a videography and photography class
36. Med shot, students practicing videography
37. Close up, student in the video and photography class
38. Wide shot, students in a video and photography class
39. Med shot, Laing and administrators at the Hiraal Youth Centre pose for a photo
40. Wide shot, Laing boarding aircraft
STORYLINE
Somalia-Somaliland dialogue, the conflict in Laascaanood, economic development and human rights were among the topics covered in a top United Nations official’s recent visit to Hargeisa – in addition to local progress and development.
“It’s a great pleasure to be back in Hargeisa. I first came here in 1993 when I was working for the UN mission… Thirty years on, Hargeisa is very well developed, and I’ve had a fantastic two days, and I’m very grateful to President [Muse] Bihi [Abdi] and his government for welcoming me so warmly and engaging in very constructive dialogue,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, at the end of a two-day visit.
“I spent the night here because I wanted to have enough time to really absorb and talk to a range of people,” she added in remarks to the media at the end of her visit on Tuesday.
In addition to meeting with Somaliland’s leadership, the senior UN official also met with representatives of local civil society organisations and visited a UN-supported youth training centre.
Government meetings
In the UN Special Representative’s meeting with President Bihi and some of his ministers, political matters featured prominently.
“We talked about the future of the Somalia-Somaliland dialogue and the commitment the President gave to engage in those discussions constructively – so that was encouraging,” said Ms. Laing, who also met with Somaliland’s special envoy for the dialogue, Edna Adan Ismail to discuss the government’s position on the resumption of talks.
Prior to her visit to Hargeisa, the UN Special Representative had met with the Federal Government of Somalia’s Special Envoy for Somaliland, Abdikarim Hussein Guled. In that encounter, she had emphasised the world body’s support for an inclusive dialogue that would address current challenges to ensure lasting solutions.
The conflict in Laascaanood, where fresh clashes have again erupted, was also a topic of discussion with the president and other interlocutors.
“I urge the importance of a ceasefire to enable dialogue and the eventual resumption of peaceful negotiations to find a way forward,” Laing said.
The UN Special Representative also had separate discussions with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Shukri Ismail Mohamoud; the Minister of Finance, Dr. Saad Ali Shire; the Minister of National Planning and Development, Dr. Ahmed Buhane; and the Deputy and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abshir Omar Jama.
“From those various discussions, I saw a committed team who clearly have the best interests of Somaliland at heart and are trying to develop it,” said Laing.
In her meetings with representatives from civil society, the senior UN official discussed topics including political participation and inclusivity.
“I praised civil society organizations for the amazing work they're doing in support of marginalized groups, whether that's youth or women or persons with disabilities or disadvantaged clans, or working at the cutting edge of these really important issues. And I committed to lend the UN's full support to that work,” said Laing.
These meetings included an encounter with the Chairperson of the Somaliland Human Rights Commission, Mohamed Barud Ali. They discussed the progress the entity was making in the protection and promotion of human rights.
“I commended him for the work he's doing, taking forward legislation on a range of issues, including very important issues of freedom of speech for journalists and the freedom of speech for the media,” Ms. Laing said.
She also met with some of Somaliland’s traditional elders and later noted that “they provided me with a lot of wisdom and a lot of insights.”
While in Hargeisa, the UN Special Representative visited a youth training centre supported by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). She interacted there with young people and saw first-hand how livelihood and skills development programmes, in areas including cookery and tailoring, are empowering local youth.
“It’s a great pleasure to be back in Hargeisa. I first came here in 1993 when I was working for the UN mission… Thirty years on, Hargeisa is very well developed, and I’ve had a fantastic two days, and I’m very grateful to President [Muse] Bihi [Abdi] and his government for welcoming me so warmly and engaging in very constructive dialogue,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, at the end of a two-day visit.
“I spent the night here because I wanted to have enough time to really absorb and talk to a range of people,” she added in remarks to the media at the end of her visit on Tuesday.
In addition to meeting with Somaliland’s leadership, the senior UN official also met with representatives of local civil society organisations and visited a UN-supported youth training centre.
Government meetings
In the UN Special Representative’s meeting with President Bihi and some of his ministers, political matters featured prominently.
“We talked about the future of the Somalia-Somaliland dialogue and the commitment the President gave to engage in those discussions constructively – so that was encouraging,” said Ms. Laing, who also met with Somaliland’s special envoy for the dialogue, Edna Adan Ismail to discuss the government’s position on the resumption of talks.
Prior to her visit to Hargeisa, the UN Special Representative had met with the Federal Government of Somalia’s Special Envoy for Somaliland, Abdikarim Hussein Guled. In that encounter, she had emphasised the world body’s support for an inclusive dialogue that would address current challenges to ensure lasting solutions.
The conflict in Laascaanood, where fresh clashes have again erupted, was also a topic of discussion with the president and other interlocutors.
“I urge the importance of a ceasefire to enable dialogue and the eventual resumption of peaceful negotiations to find a way forward,” Laing said.
The UN Special Representative also had separate discussions with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Shukri Ismail Mohamoud; the Minister of Finance, Dr. Saad Ali Shire; the Minister of National Planning and Development, Dr. Ahmed Buhane; and the Deputy and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abshir Omar Jama.
“From those various discussions, I saw a committed team who clearly have the best interests of Somaliland at heart and are trying to develop it,” said Laing.
In her meetings with representatives from civil society, the senior UN official discussed topics including political participation and inclusivity.
“I praised civil society organizations for the amazing work they're doing in support of marginalized groups, whether that's youth or women or persons with disabilities or disadvantaged clans, or working at the cutting edge of these really important issues. And I committed to lend the UN's full support to that work,” said Laing.
These meetings included an encounter with the Chairperson of the Somaliland Human Rights Commission, Mohamed Barud Ali. They discussed the progress the entity was making in the protection and promotion of human rights.
“I commended him for the work he's doing, taking forward legislation on a range of issues, including very important issues of freedom of speech for journalists and the freedom of speech for the media,” Ms. Laing said.
She also met with some of Somaliland’s traditional elders and later noted that “they provided me with a lot of wisdom and a lot of insights.”
While in Hargeisa, the UN Special Representative visited a youth training centre supported by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). She interacted there with young people and saw first-hand how livelihood and skills development programmes, in areas including cookery and tailoring, are empowering local youth.
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