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UN Chief Urges Global Support for Somalia's Government
2010-05-23
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged the world community Saturday to support Somalia's government in its effort to restore peace in the chaotic country.
Birds of a feather ...
The U.N. chief spoke at a UN-sponsored conference in Turkey that is addressing security issues in the warn-torn country. Mr. Ban told a U.N. security conference in Turkey that Somalia is one of the greatest crisis regions in the world -- with the international community so far having spent more than $8 billion in aid to the country.

Mr. Ban expressed the need to back up the Somalia's government. "The transitional federal government represents Somalia's best chance in years to escape from the endless cycle of war and humanitarian disaster," he said.

The transitional federal government of President Sharif Sheik Ahmed, set up last year, controls only a small area of Mogadishu with the help of African Union troops. Much of the country is controlled by Islamist rebels.

The U.N. secretary general also urged Somali authorities to demonstrate the will to resolve their internal disputes and unite in fighting the threat of extremism.
Posted by:Steve White

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