Somali Parliament Reviews FGM Prohibition Bill and UN Drug Convention

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia held the 25th meeting of the 8th session at the House of the People's headquarters, chaired by the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jama), accompanied by the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, H.E. Abdullahi Omar Abshirow.

The Members of the House first reviewed the first draft of the Bill on the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation, prepared by the Ministry of Family Affairs and Human Rights Development, with the report on the Bill's first reading presented to the House by the Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights Development, H.E. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi.

The Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia also reviewed the first draft of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

On the other hand, Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia were distributed the reports on the third reading of the Bill Amending the Central Bank of Somalia Law, Law No. 130 of April 2012, and the agreements between Somalia and Türkiye on international judicial cooperation.

The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jama), who closed the meeting, stated that the Bill on the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances had completed the first reading stage, and directed the Secretary-General of the House of the People to refer them to the relevant committees to prepare the second reading and return them to the House.