UNDP provides capacity-building to NIEC staff members
On 20 September 2020, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) monitoring and evaluation unit Team Leader and staff convened a virtual working session with the UNDP monitoring and evaluation (M&E) Specialist and Integrated Electoral Support Group (IESG) capacity training officers. The session was part of a series of capacity building initiatives for the Unit to […]
Electoral commission organizes a workshop on political parties official registration process
From 5 to 7 September 2020, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) Office of the Political Parties Registrar (OPPR) held a workshop in Dhusamareb, Galmudug State. The workshop has been attended by all the NIEC field staff from the Federal Member States with assistance provided through the Joint Programme for Electoral Support. The aim of […]
Federal Government of Somalia highlights progress made in preparation for universal elections
On 1 October 2018, the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) provided in Mogadishu an update to international partners, including the European Union and the United Nations, on the Government’s Inclusive Politics agenda. The Federal Government and the Chair of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) reiterated the Government’s commitment of holding […]
NIEC holds consultations with regional stakeholders in Somalia
Following the Mogadishu Agreement on 5 November 2017 between the Federal Government (FGS) and the different Federal Member States of Somalia (FMS), the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) commenced on 17 December its consultative meetings with local stakeholders in different member states. The aim of these consultations is to discuss challenges facing the organization of […]
Voter registration feasibility study to prepare universal elections in Somalia
In preparation of Somalia universal elections, the first since 1969, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC), supported by the UN Joint Programme for Electoral Support, concluded discussions with key national and subnational stakeholders on a feasibility study evaluating all aspects related to the introduction of a new voter registration system in Somalia. The study examined […]
Somalia moves towards one person one vote elections in 2020-2021
On 13 December 2017, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) has launched a five-year Strategic Plan to help Somalia achieving its first ‘one-person, one-vote’ elections in 2020-2021. Alongside with the plan, NIEC also released a ‘Somali Lexicon of Electoral Terminology’, a glossary of electoral terms in English, Somali and Arabic languages, which will frame public outreach […]
UN delivers coordinated and comprehensive humanitarian response in aftermath of Mogadishu bombings
Mogadishu – The United Nations has mobilized its staff members and resources in response to appeals from federal and government authorities to aid Somalis affected by last Saturday’s bomb blasts in the capital Mogadishu. The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has deployed technical advisors, medics and explosives-detecting dog teams at the site of the main bomb blast […]
Young female journalist uses the power of media to advocate for peace in Somalia
Leyla Osman Mohamud talks passionately about the role of media in achieving peace in Somalia, but her actions talk even louder than her words. “I always wanted to be part of the change for peace so that future generations can live a life better than me,” says this young journalist, adding that she cheated death […]