Epstein Secrets

evelopment and entrench democracy in one of the world's most unstable regions. That is surely a very big prize." Mohamed AOmar. Foreign Minister of Somaliland. 2012 [PORTLAND DRAFT - UNAPPROVED] Serving the vital strategic interests of the international community Somaliland's lack of international recogni

Piracy: The Somaliland coast borders the vital commercial waterway of the Gulf of Men. currently threatened by pirates based largely in neighbouring Puntland; while some international aid has helped to strengthen the Somaliland coastguard. further collaboration. including the use of Somaliland ports by o

The recognition of Somaliland Growing international engagement and backing Growing body of expert opinion 'In the case of Somaliland. insistence by the African Union on the increasingly abstract notion of the unity and territorial integrity of the Somali Republic. with Somalilande

bove). O in 2010. the African Union Peace and Security Council directed the AU Commission Chairperson to 'broaden consultations with Somaliland and Puntland". • The United Nations O 18 UN agencies have been physically established in Somaliland. including UNDP. UNFPA, UNAIDS. UNHCR. UNICEF. WHO and WFP.

The recognition of Somaliland Questions & Answers 1. Why is Somaliland campaigning for recognition? Somaliland is campaigning for recognition primarily for practical reasons. Non-recognition imposes major costs on the

nuing to lobby the AU. In 2010, the Peace and Security Council directed the AU Commission Chairperson to 'broaden consultations with Somaliland and Puntland" which we welcome. We are strengthening ties with African countries alongside the UK, US and EU. The President and Foreign Minister have been recei

ch were organized along competing clan and sub-clan lines — turned on each other. While some areas of Somalia, such as the northern quasi-states of Somaliland and Puntland — remained peaceful, clan and warlord based violence convulsed the southern and central regions of the country.n2 By mid-1992, the int

zed along competing clan and sub-clan lines — turned on each other. While some areas of Somalia, such as the northern quasi-states of Somaliland and Puntland — remained peaceful, clan and warlord based violence convulsed the southern and central regions of the country.n2 By mid-1992, the international co