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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 17/FEBRUARY/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
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25. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Leila Ad’ed Osman, Chairperson of the Somali Women
Journalist Rights Association
“In my opinion, this strategy is the first attempt to address the challenges of the
youth. The awareness campaign seeks to counter radicalization and appeals to the
youth to play an active role in the peacebuilding process of the country and not to
become illegal immigrants.”
Federal Government of Somalia launches national strategy for public awareness
Known as the National Strategy for Public Awareness 2018-2021, the document will
be implemented at the federal and state levels under the guidance of the federal
Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
“We expect that this strategy will foster unity and harmony which is good for the
socio-economic development of the country. We should be able to resolve our
differences through dialogue,” said the federal Minister of Information, Dahir
Mahmud Gelle, during the conference, which was attended by FGS ministers,
officials of five federal member states, United Nations and African Union officials,
and members of the diplomatic corps.
Under the plan, the FGS is expected to carry out robust public awareness campaigns
in the media and also work closely with community associations to help promote
trust between the government and the public on a wide range of issues, including
security matters.
The federal Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Abdirahman Jibril Hosh, said the
strategy will also provide an opportunity to highlight the achievements of the
government, while at the same time appealing to the country’s youth to shun violent
extremism.
“In the end, it will be the responsibility of the Somali people to defeat Al-Shabaab
and it is the reason why we are reaching out to the youth. Statistics indicate that
about 70 percent of our population is youth, and unless we win their hearts and
minds we will not be able to defeat terrorism,” the minister stated.
The unveiling of the strategy was welcomed by UN officials and other international
partners who reiterated their commitment to support the federal government and
the federal member states achieve their goals of promoting patriotism, volunteerism
and national cohesion, among other objectives.
“We welcome today’s launch of the Ministry of Information’s National Strategy for
Public Awareness campaign, and the mission takes this opportunity to reaffirm its
commitment to support the implementation of the strategy over the next three
years,” said Carlos Araujo, chief of the Strategic Communications and Public Affairs
Group of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.
“This strategy is the first attempt to effectively address the challenges facing the
youth, and it seeks to involve them in peacebuilding,” said Leila Ad’ed Osman,
chairperson of the Somali Women Journalist Rights Association.