MOGADISHU(Halbeeg News)- A UN delegation led by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Mogadishu on Wednesday.
DiCarlo and her delegation will meet the top leaders of Somalia and hold media briefing at the office of the prime minister at the end of the meeting.
Sources close to prime minister’s office indicate that the meeting will focus on the recent fallout between the UN and the federal government regarding the expulsion of the former special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom.
The delegation and the government of Somalia will address the way forward and the future cooperation between UN and Somalia.
Sources further confirm that UN is expected to make reforms on UN mission in Somalia and address the challenges that facilitated the row between the government and UN mission.
This will be the first high level UN delegation visit to Somalia since the federal government declared persona non-grata the UN envoy for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom and it is seen as a major effort to build the bridge between the sides.
The UN secretary general is expected to appoint a new envoy to Somalia in the next few months.
Early this month, the federal government of Somalia has declared Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia, a “persona non-grata,” saying the UN envoy is not welcome in the nation.
The government has accused the United Nations special envoy of “violating protocols” and “deliberately interfering” in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa country.
The move by Somali government came after the UN envoy asked clarification from the government on whether UN-supported forces were involved in the shooting of demonstrators in Baidoa on December 13 and the arrest of former Al-shabab deputy leader, Mukhtar Robow who was vying for the highest office of Southwest regional state.
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