Somalia: UN to Step Up Support If Security Improves

Nairobi — UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the UN will step up its humanitarian and development assistance to Somalia if the Somali parties ensure access and the safety of humanitarian workers.

"The United Nations will do all it can to help the people of Somalia heal the wounds of conflict, including through the development of a post-conflict peace-building mission when security conditions permit," Annan said in a statement read out on his behalf at the Somali National Reconciliation Conference.

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