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25.8.2023 | The peace projects launched by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iraq and Somalia have brought together people, and especially young people, who share an interest in the challenges facing the country and society, and in peace building. Millions of viewers have been reached through social media and television over the four years of projects.

20.4.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will recover EUR 50,000 from Finn Church Aid because it has not been possible to verify that funds have been used in accordance with the government grant decision.

7.4.2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto visited Mogadishu, Somalia, on 7 April. He met President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abshir Omar Jama, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Khadija M. Almakhzoumi and international actors in Somalia.

24.1.2024 | Utrikesminister Elina Valtonen utnämnde den 23 januari 2024 Suldaan Said Ahmed till sitt särskilda sändebud för fredsmedling på Afrikas horn. Som utrikesministerns särskilda sändebud har Suldaan Said Ahmed i synnerhet till uppgift att underbygga fredsprocesserna.

25.8.2023 | Ulkoministeriön rauhanhankkeet Irakissa ja Somaliassa ovat saattaneet koolle ihmisiä, etenkin nuoria, joille yhteistä on kiinnostus maan ja yhteiskunnan haasteista ja rauhankehityksestä. Yli neljä vuotta kestäneiden hankkeiden avulla on tavoitettu miljoonia katsojia sosiaalisen media ja television kautta.

7.4.2023 | Ulkoministeri Pekka Haavisto vieraili Mogadishussa, Somaliassa 7. huhtikuuta. Hän tapasi Somalian presidentti Hassan Sheikh Mohamudin, ulkoministeri Abshir Omar Jaman, ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Khadija M. Almakhzoumin sekä kansainvälisiä toimijoita.

22.4.2022 | International actors are focusing on life-saving measures in preparation for a conference on drought in the Horn of Africa arranged for 26 April. Half of the population of Somalia needs humanitarian support due to a drought affecting the entire country coupled with ongoing conflict.

24.1.2024 | On 23 January 2024, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his role as the Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.

26.1.2023 | On 9 January, Director General Kauko Aaltomaa, who is on leave of absence from the Police Department of the Ministry of the Interior, took up his duties as Head of Mission of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia). EUCAP Somalia is a civilian crisis management mission under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. Its tasks include promoting maritime security in Somalia and supporting the building of the country’s police and judicial administrations.

1.2.2023 | Riksdagsledamoten Suldaan Said Ahmed besökte Afrikas horn i januari. Det var hans tredje besök på Afrikas horn sedan utrikesminister Haavisto utnämnde honom till särskilt sändebud för fredsmedling. ”Att särskilt ta hänsyn till ungdomar och ländernas diaspora i fredsprocesser är väldigt viktiga frågor för mig”, säger Said Ahmed.

3.2.2023 | Somalian ensimmäinen ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi vieraili Suomessa tällä viikolla ministeri Maria Ohisalon kutsumana.

24.9.2021 | On Friday 24 September, the President of the Republic decided to appoint one new non-resident ambassador.

5.12.2022 | Finland’s additional support will help the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provide mobile health services, safe births and family planning for women who have been forced from their homes by the drought and food crisis in Somalia.

29.7.2022 | Member of the Parliament of Finland Suldaan Said Ahmed visited the Horn of Africa on 14-27 July. During his trip, Special Representative Said Ahmed visited Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia, including Mogadishu, as well as Hargeisa in Somaliland.

22.6.2021 | Rowda Olad and Abdirizaq Ahmed share a common goal: they want to promote peace in Somalia. As part of a communication project in Somalia and funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, active youth, like Olad and Ahmed, tell about their work to promote peace development.

24.3.2023 | Superintendent Pekka Kokkonen, Head of the Police Dog Training Centre of the Police University College, has been appointed to serve as Senior Police Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

17.3.2022 | Europadomstolen (EIT) beslutade den 17 mars 2022 att inte pröva ett avgörande som gällde påstådd diskriminering i samband med ansökan om uppehållstillstånd för arbetstagare.

22.6.2021 | Rowda Oladilla ja Abdirizaq Ahmedilla on yhteinen tavoite: edistää Somalian rauhaa. Ulkoministeriön rahoittamassa viestintähankkeessa Somaliassa Oladin ja Ahmedin kaltaiset aktiiviset nuoret kertovat rauhankehitystä edistävästä työstään.

17.3.2022 | Euroopan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin (EIT) on 17. maaliskuuta 2022 päättänyt olla ottamatta tutkittavakseen ratkaisun, joka koski väitettyä syrjintää valittajan hakiessa työntekijän oleskelulupaa.

8.7.2022 | Utrikesminister Pekka Haavisto utnämnde riksdagsledamoten Suldaan Said Ahmed till sin särskilda representant för fredsförmedling på Afrikas horn den 8 juli. Som utrikesministerns särskilda representant kommer Said Ahmed främst att stödja fredsprocesser.