{"id":435977,"date":"2011-06-04T19:57:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T19:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/04\/un-envoy-proposes-setting-benchmarks-to-move-country-to-next-political-phase\/"},"modified":"2011-06-04T19:57:04","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T19:57:04","slug":"un-envoy-proposes-setting-benchmarks-to-move-country-to-next-political-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/04\/un-envoy-proposes-setting-benchmarks-to-move-country-to-next-political-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Envoy Proposes Setting Benchmarks to Move Country to Next Political Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"46.1523579202\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/region.asp?Region=AFRICA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/unnews180.jpg\" alt=\"UN News Service (New\u00a0York)\" title=\"Visit UN News Service (New\u00a0York)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>press release<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations envoy for Somalia has proposed the setting up of benchmarks and a monitoring mechanism to encourage the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) to abide by obligations requiring them to prepare the country for a new political phase beyond August, when the current interim arrangement expires.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have flagged to the Security Council and I also wish to propose to this meeting that in order to secure compliance from the future TFIs on implementing transitional tasks we, together with the TFIs should agree on a set of implementable benchmarks, timelines, a monitoring mechanism and mutual obligations in achieving the transitional tasks,&#8221; said Augustine Mahiga, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I agree with the proposal that in addition to a coordination and monitoring mechanism, we need a collective political undertaking in the region to ensure accountability of the TFIs to a regional political body,&#8221; said Mr. Mahiga in his opening remarks at the two-day 19th meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somali in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Political divisions between Somalia&#8217;s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and interim Parliament have undermined the momentum of the country&#8217;s peace process.<\/p>\n<p>The Parliament voted in February to extend its term for three years after the end of the transitional period, a move rejected by the TFG, which has instead proposed extending the interim period for one year, saying it wanted to try to enhance political stability and security.<\/p>\n<p>A planned consultative meeting of Somalia&#8217;s leadership in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, later this month is expected to result in an agreement on a schedule for elections in the Horn of Africa country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am requesting this ICG meeting to lend its full support to the position of the Security Council and to use the rare joint presence of the President and the Speaker [of parliament] at this meeting to muster their political will to arrive at an understanding to make the Mogadishu meeting a landmark success in the Somali peace process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It can be an opportunity to strike a win-win compromise between the executive, Parliament and above all, the Somali people,&#8221; said Mr. Mahiga.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106040076.html\" title=\"UN Envoy Proposes Setting Benchmarks to Move Country to Next Political Phase\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UN Envoy Proposes Setting Benchmarks to Move Country to Next Political Phase<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 3 June 2011 press release The United Nations envoy for Somalia has proposed the setting up of benchmarks and a monitoring mechanism to encourage the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) to abide by obligations requiring them to prepare the country for a new political phase beyond August, when the current interim arrangement expires. &#8220;I have flagged to the Security Council and I also wish to propose to this meeting that in order to secure compliance from the future TFIs on implementing transitional tasks we, together with the TFIs should agree on a set of implementable benchmarks, timelines, a monitoring mechanism and mutual obligations in achieving the transitional tasks,&#8221; said Augustine Mahiga, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia. &#8220;I agree with the proposal that in addition to a coordination and monitoring mechanism, we need a collective political 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