Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission (UNSOM) James Swan addresses UN Security Council on situation in Somalia via videoconference Feb. 22, 2021. (credit: UN) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – “Growing political tensions threaten Somalia’s State-building
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times / James Swan, head of the United Nations Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), speaks at the International Peace Institute forum in New York City February 25, 2020 discussion of Somalia’s recent progress and immediate future. By Gary Raynaldo
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – James Swan, head of the UN Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), warned the Security Council Monday that terrorist, jihadist group Al-Shabaab retains the ability to conduct large scale attacks in the Horn
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Nations new envoy for Somalia met the President of the Horn of Africa nation’s semi-autonomous region of Somaliland Sunday to discuss issues including democratic progress, cooperation, and governance. The visit comes as Somaliland has stepped up its