Somalia Quotes

Whatever happens in Mogadishu, in Somalia, will happen in Great Britain. We have interlocking interests.

I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is nothing we can do.

Our assistance in Somalia has been remarkably effective and successful, and we have helped with very small resources - a large group of people and we can now do even more.

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

The criteria, for me, is movie star. It's Hollywood. Not Somalia.

The change began in Somalia, where we discovered that we were involved in an operation where there was no peace, so there was no more a peacekeeping operation because there was no peace.

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan.

Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.

Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.