Mogadishu(SONNA)-Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Federal Government of Somalia, Daud Aweis Jama on Monday welcomed Catriona Laing, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia after landing at Aden Abdulle International Airport.<\/p>\n
” I am very to be here and look forward to working with national and International Partners in support of the Somali People and Government”, She said.<\/p>\n
United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres appointed Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on May 3rd, 2023.\u00a0 She succeeds James Swan of the United States of America, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and steadfast leadership of UNSOM during his tenure.<\/p>\n
Ms. Laing brings to this position over 35 years of experience in diplomacy,\u00a0development and international relations, including having held United\u00a0Kingdom government policy roles in various departments at the national and international levels.\u00a0 Most recently, from November 2018 until April 2023, she served as British High Commissioner to Nigeria. \u00a0Prior to that, she was the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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