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Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Somalia
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has devoted himself to African development and conflict management throughout his career.
Between 1969 and 1984 he held several posts with the Mauritanian government, including foreign minister, ambassador to the US and the European Union.
In 1984 he began work within the UN as the special coordinator for Africa and the least developed countries, and from 1993 to 1995 Ould-Abdallah was the special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Burundi.
He has authored many publications, including ‘La Diplomatie Pytomane’ (1996) and ‘Burundi on the Brink’ (2000).
He has been Executive Secretary for the Global Coalition for Africa, a forum for promoting political and economic reforms. He is a Member of the International Advisory Board, Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Brandeis University.
He has served as special representative of the UN Secretary-General in West Africa based in Dakar and now holds the position for special representative in Somalia.
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Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Somalia
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I salute you Mr Ambassador,i really appriciate your clear explanation on the issue of Somalia to the world. These ghost international organisations has been in alll ends of Africa but always the truth never spoken,and on contarly otherwise if these Ghost international organisation which fuel conflicts in Africa unless if they are part of United organs.This is because that the international community always never take strong measures to the solutions promptly, they normal wait until things get worse and get no solutions at a quick instance and there after appologoze. A number of security organs are all over to track… [Read Full Text]
the handling of somalias trouble needs regional efforts...and commitment from all important actors
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