STORY: AMISOM and Civil Society Organizations meet to

prepare for 2020/21 elections

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DATELINE: 21/NOVEMBER/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot, a technical meeting organized by the African Union Mission in
Somalia’s Political Unit and the Protection, Human Rights and Protection Group
(PHRG) brought together representatives and members of the Somali Civil Society
Organizations (CSO) to articulate AMISOM activities and develop a work plan ahead
of the 2020/21 elections.
2. Med shot, Assistant Commissioner of Police Maxwell Chikunguru, the AMISOM
Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development Coordinator and Niozima John, the
AMISOM Deputy CIMIC officer attending
3. Close up shot, Abdul Diabagate, the Head of the AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison
unit attending
4. Wide shot, participants listening
5. Med shot, participants taking notes
6
. Close up shot, a participant listening
7. Med shot, Adebayo Kareem, the Head of the Protection, Human Rights and
Gender Office speaking
8. Med shot, participants taking notes
9. Close up shot, participants listening
10. Wide shot, Chairperson of Women, Education and Voicing Entrepreneurship
(WEAVE), Asli Ismail Duale speaking
11. Close up shot, a senior official of the AMISOM gender unit listening
12. Close up shot, Asli Ismail Duale, Chairperson of Women, Education and Voicing
Entrepreneurship (WEAVE) speaking
13. Close up shot, a participant taking notes
14. Med shot, participants taking notes
15. Wide shot, participants listening
16. Wide shot, one of the participants speaking
17. Med shot, a participant speaking
18. Wide shot, participants leaving at the end of the meeting
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adebayo Kareem, the Head of the Protection, Human
Rights and Gender Office
“Because of the nature of our work, we sometimes don’t get to interface directly
with the Somali people and that has led to a lot of misconceptions about AMISOM.
We therefore see the CSOs as a very stable partner in articulating AMISOM positions
to the Somalis whether its in the area of civil-military coordination, police
recruitment and vetting, gender issues, human rights, quick impact projects,
humanitarian support, we need the understanding of the CSOs because they are
very close to the people.”

20. Wide shot, group photo

21. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Asli Ismail Duale - The Chairperson of Women, Education
and Voicing Entrepreneurship (WEAVE)
“Crucial tasks lie ahead of us in 2020 including the elections, awareness campaigns
on the election for the youth and women on how they should prepare for the
elections which will feature a shift from 4.5 formula towards one man one vote and
multiparty political system, to devise long term durable solutions for the recurrent
floods.”

AMISOM and Civil Society Organizations meet to prepare for 2020/21 elections

Mogadishu, 22 November—A technical preparatory meeting organized by the African

Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday in Mogadishu brought together
AMISOM and Somali Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to develop a work plan ahead
of the 2020/21 elections.

Convened by AMISOM’s Political Unit and the Protection, Human Rights and
Protection Group (PHRG) the meeting also discussed activities undertaken by
AMISOM’s military, police and civilian components in the areas of early recovery,
stabilization, political reconciliation, human rights, gender and protection.

Adebayo Kareem, AMISOM’s Head of the Protection, Human Rights and Gender Office
said meeting with the CSOs was an important step of sharing information with the
Somalis.

“The CSOs are key to our deliberations in the several areas including civil-military
coordination, police recruitment and vetting, gender issues, human rights, quick
impact projects and humanitarian support. We need the understanding of the CSOs
because they are very close to the people,” Adebayo said.

Adebayo said they had discussed how AMISOM, with the involvement of its various
components, was going to support Somalia during the upcoming 2020/2021 elections.
Present at the meeting were Abdul Diabagate, the Head of the AMISOM Humanitarian
Liaison Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police Maxwell Chikunguru, the AMISOM
Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development Coordinator, Niozima John, the
AMISOM deputy CIMIC officers and Fadil Karar, the AMISOM civil affairs officer.

AMISOM maintains a close working relationship with CSOs in Somalia through

monthly technical meetings as well as quarterly strategic events involving senior
officials of the mission. The civilian component of AMISOM actively works with civil
society organizations in the protection of human rights and vulnerable groups,
promoting inclusive politics, preventing and countering violent extremism,
stabilization and early recovery as well as rehabilitation of disengaged combatants.

The Chairperson of Women, Education and Voicing Entrepreneurship (WEAVE), Asli

Ismail Duale, said the civil society organizations are crucial in identifying the needs of
the population to properly channel support to where it is needed most, including in
liberated areas. She said the civil society organizations were developing a plan of
activities to be undertaken in the areas of humanitarian intervention, civic education
and public awareness campaigns ahead of the upcoming national elections.

“Crucial tasks lie ahead of us in 2020 especially on awareness campaigns on the

elections targeting the youth and women on how they should prepare for the
elections. As you know, the elections will fundamentally introduce a shift from 4.5 clan
power sharing formula towards one-person-one vote and a multiparty political
system,” Asli emphasised.