UN Secretary General Worried About Power Vacuum in Somalia
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The United Nations Secretary-General warned against the dangers of a power vacuum in Somalia with the mandate of the “Somalia transition government” due to end this August.
The warning was made at the end of a two day international conference on Somalia in Istanbul, Turkey that included representatives from 54 countries.
The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned delegates at the Istanbul conference on Somalia against the dangers of warlords exploiting a power vacuum in the east African country and said the international community must strengthen security and increase aid in order to head off the warlords.
The Somali transitional government mandate expires on August 20th. But Secretary-General Ban said the conference gave positive commitments to be ready for that date.
