STORY: UN Security Council Members Conclude

Visit To Somalia, Urge Swift Approval of 2016

Electoral Model
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DATELINE: 19/MAY/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
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Wide shot, the United Nations Security Council deleegation
arrival in Somalia
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Med shot, the United Nations Security Council delegation arrival
in Somalia
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Med shot, the United Nations Security Council delegation arrival
in Somalia
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Close up, Matthew Rycroft, the United Kingdom Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council
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Med shot, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Amr Abdellatif
Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council
greeting
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Close up, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Amr Abdellatif
Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council
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Wide shot, Security Council members are led out of the airport
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Med shot, the Somali, AMISOM and United Nations flag
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Close up, the United Nations flag
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Wide shot, the Security Council members walk through a
mounted guard of honour
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Med shot, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council, Matthew Rycroft, and the
United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council
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Close up, Security Council walk through a guard of honour
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Med shot, the Security Council members walk through a guard
of honour
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Wide shot, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia
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Med shot, high ranking officials from the Security Council
present at the meeting

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Close up, Matthew Rycroft, the United Kingdom Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council
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SOUNDBITE: HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD, PRESIDENT OF
SOMALIA.
We all are very grateful that you are here. That shows the level of
commitment you have for Somalia.
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Med shot, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia
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Wide shot, the Security Council conference underway
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Med shot, the Security Council conference underway
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Med shot, representatives from the Civil Society present during
the conference
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SOUNDBITE: DEQE YASIN, SOMALI WOMENS ACTIVIST.
We want full assurance that the international community and the UN will
use their good offices to exert diplomatic pressure on our leaders including
the traditional leaders, to make gender parity and political representation a
reality. We count on you and shall also hold you accountable.
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Med shot, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia
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Close up, an official of the UN Security Council present during
the conference
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Wide shot, journalists present during the Security Council press
breifing
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Med shot, journalists present during the Security Council press
breifing
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Wide shot, Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Matthew Rycroft,
the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the UN Security
Council, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent Representative to
the UN Security Council and Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose
Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission for Somalia
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Close up, Matthew Rycroft, the United Kingdom Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council
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SOUNDBITE: AMR ABDELLATIF ABOULATTA, EGYPTS
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL.
We will provide our support to the government when it comes to building
its army, and economically and everything. The message is clear that we
are here to help; but also it was a message that we need to move
forward, emphasized
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Med shot, Matthew Rycroft, the United Kingdom Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council
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Close up, an official of the UN Security Council members
present during the conference
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SOUNDBITE: MATHEW RYCROFT, THE UNITED KINGDOM
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL.

We had very good discussions about the political process and the need
for elections to take place on the timetable already agreed by the leaders,
which means elections in August 2016. And we were glad to talk in details
to the President and the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the
presidents of the regions about what is needed in order to be ready for that
date. Including the importance of the Parliament endorsing the electoral
model which the Security Council has already endorsed
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Close up, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent
Representative to the UN Security Council
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SOUNDBITE: MICHAEL KEATING THE SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL
(SRSG) FOR SOMALIA
The message that they have shared is that Somalias security in its
broadest sense, in its economic security, the human rights of its people, its
security in terms of freedom from terror. That security is a common
concern of the international community and the whole region. That is why
such importance has been placed by the Security Council in a legitimate
transfer of power later this year
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Wide shot, the press breifing comes to an end

STORY
UN Security Council Members Conclude Visit To Somalia, Urge Swift
Approval of 2016 Electoral Model
Mogadishu, 19 May 2016 United Nations Security Council members on
Thursday concluded a one-day visit to Somalia with a plea to the Federal
Government to secure parliamentary approval of the countrys 2016 electoral
model as soon as possible.
Representatives of the 15-member Security Council held a series of high-level
meetings with the Federal President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,
Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, regional presidents, civil
society members, humanitarian organizations and senior United Nations and
African Union officials.
The visit by the Security Council, jointly led by Egypt and the United Kingdom,
included representatives from Angola, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, New
Zealand, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay and
Venezuela.
We all are very grateful that you are here as the people of Somalia, that
shows the level of commitment you have for Somalia, said President
Mohamud in his welcoming remarks to the United Nations Security Council
representatives.
Briefing journalists at the conclusion of the visit, the leaders of the Security
Council delegation reaffirmed the international communitys solidarity with the

people and government of Somalia. They also urged government leaders to

push for swift approval of the electoral model, which is scheduled to elect
members of the upper and lower houses of the countrys next federal
parliament in July and August of this year, respectively.
Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Egypts Permanent Representative to the UN
Security Council, called on President Hassan Sheikh to utilise all available
constitutional tools to make elections possible.
We will provide our support to the government and the message is clear that
we are here to help, said Mr. Aboulatta. But also it was a message that we
need to move forward.
The United Kingdoms Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council
Matthew Rycroft said his country places a high priority on developments in
Somalia and reaffirmed the UN Security Councils commitment to help ensure
peace and stability in Somalia.
We had very good discussions about the political process and the need for
elections to take place on the timetable already agreed by the leaders, which
means elections in August of 2016, said Mr. Rycroft. We were glad to talk in
detail to the President, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the
presidents of the regions about what is needed in order to be ready for that
date, Rycroft said.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia
Michael Keating said the visit of the Security Council was an expression of
solidarity with the people and government of Somalia from the international
community.
The message that they have shared is that Somalias security in its broadest
sense is a common concern of the international community and the whole
region. That is why such importance has been placed by the Security Council
in a legitimate transfer of power later this year, concluded Mr. Keating.
A separate meeting with civil society representatives moderated by SRSG
Keating addressed the issue of womens representation in positions of
leadership.
We want full assurance that the international community and the UN will use
their good offices to exert diplomatic pressure on our leaders, including the
traditional leaders, to make gender parity and political representation a
reality, said Deqe Yasin, a Somali woman activist.
We count on you and shall also hold you accountable, she added.
END