Somalia: New, Besieged Transitional Government Must Be Fortified - Annan

7 July 2006

The Transitional Government in Somalia, which, since establishing itself within the country earlier this year has been besieged by renewed factional fighting and the territorial gains of Islamic militias, must be strengthened so that the "painstaking" gains in the long-chaotic country are not lost, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report released today.

"Effective transitional federal institutions will enable Somalia to strengthen its internal security and deal with such threats as terrorism," Mr. Annan writes in his analysis of political and humanitarian developments since February to be formally presented to the Security Council on Monday by François Lonsény Fall, his Special Representative for the country.

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