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Med-Or Foundation: Training course for officials of the Somali Federal Government concludes in a view to Somalia’s accession to the United Nations Security Council
The Med-Or Foundation, in collaboration with UNITAR and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), organized a three-week intensive training course for Somali diplomats in view of Somalia’s entry into the United Nations Security Council in 2025-2026.
In October 2024, the Med-Or Foundation, in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), organized an intensive training course at its premises for future representatives and diplomats of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in view of its membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which will begin on 1 January 2025. The aim of the three-week course was to equip Somali officials with new skills to better fulfil their mandate in the Security Council.
This is a historic milestone for the country, which will be able to consolidate its role as an actor for stability in the Horn of Africa, but also on the African continent and in the Arab world, by continuing its institution-building path.
The course was attended by a select team of 20 Somali officials, including future representatives to Somalia’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and staff who will support the work from Mogadishu. The training team included former ambassadors to the UN (Italian, Arab and African), former UN special envoys to Africa, UN and African Union officials, and thematic, geographic, and sectoral experts. In detail, the course consisted of five modules through theoretical sessions, practical training and simulations, including: mechanisms, structure and functions of the UN Security Council; relations and cooperation between the Security Council and other UN bodies, Member States and the African Union; analysis and updates on the main crisis contexts in Africa, the Middle East and other global areas regularly discussed in the Security Council; advanced diplomatic skills, processes for advanced negotiations and media relations; report writing and protocol practices.
