Somaliland :-Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

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Unrepresented Nations and Peoples

Organization

Somaliland

STATISTICS

Status: Unrecognized territoryPopulation: 3.5 millionAreas: 68,000 sq milesCapital: HargeisaLanguage: Somali, Arabic, EnglisReligion: S!nni "slamEthnic Groups: Somali, S#aili, $romo

UNPO REPRESENTATION: %o&ernment o' Somaliland

(e %o&ernment o' Somaliland as been a member o' U)*$ since +00
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OERIE!

Somaliland is sit!ated on te eastern orn o' A'rica, and is ro!gly te size o'England and -ales. "t sares its borders #it te e/!blic o' 1ibo!ti on te #est,

2ederal e/!blic o' Etio/ia to te so!t, to te nort te %!l' o' Aden, and Somaliato te east. Somaliland com/rises o' a total area o' 34,600 sq!are m #it acoastline o' 850 m. (e region as a monsoon ty/e climate, #it a distinct rainys/ring season, and dry s!mmers.

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(e /o/!lation is estimated at 3.5 million, #it an a&erage gro#t rate o' 3.7.557 o' te /o/!lation is nomadic or seminomadic, #it 57 li&ing in !rban areas orr!ral to#ns. (e a&erage li'e e9/ectancy 'or males is 50 years old, and 'or 'emales 55.(e /o/!lation is dis/ersed in Hargeisa, te ca/ital city, and oter main to#ns and

cities s!c as !rao, orama, erbera, Erigabo, %abiley, alig!badle, Saylac,$de#eyne, and as Anod.

E;$)$S"S?.(e regions main so!rce o' income comes 'rom te e9/ort o' li&estoc >camels,cattle, goats, and see/? to Sa!di Arabia and te %!l' States tro!g te /ort o'erbera. *rod!ce 'rom agric!lt!re are sorg!m and maize, #it te Hargeysaigland being best s!ited 'or dry'arming, #ilst te Ha!d region is more s!itable 'oranimal grazing.(e traditional /ractice o' li&estoc e9/orts is no longer 'easible as a strongcontrib!tor to economic stability, as it no longer s!''iciently s!//orts a gro#ing

/o/!lation. Sa!di Arabia@s ban on te im/ort o' Somaliland li&estoc, 'ollo#ing itsclaim tat it is contaminated, as greatly a''ected te region. Somaliland 'inds itsel'relying on money sent by relati&es and members o' te ias/ora #o 'led te co!ntryd!ring te 80@s ci&il #ar. (e estimated &al!e o' teir contrib!tion is estimated at300million USB a year.

-it Somaliland remaining !nrecognised in te international arena as a legitimatestate, it cannot a//eal to te -orld an >-?, "nternational "Somalia?, and #e #ill recognise yo!.Stay o!tside, #it stability and democracy, and #e #ill ignore yo!.C (e region as

been lobbying relentlessly 'or te /ast se&enteen years to #in s!//ort 'or its claim tobe a so&ereign state.

(e aim o' !ni'ying Somali 'actions contin!es today as te Arta ;on'erence in1ibo!ti in +000 created a (ransnational )ational go&ernment >()%?, claiming to


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re/resent Somalia and Somaliland as one entity. Ha&ing been lobbying 'or so&ereignrecognition, Somaliland o/ted not to /artici/ate in te negotiations. U)*$?, and tintan Senlis ;o!ncil. (e;o!ncil arg!es tat since Somaliland #as granted inde/endence as a ritis

/rotectorate in 60, des/ite it being only 'or 'i&e days, te same recognition o' itsinde/endence needs to be reinstated into global /olitics.

"n res/onse to Somaliland@s /lea, te /re&io!s !s Administration arg!ed te iss!eo' Somaliland to be one needing resol!tion by te A'rican Union. (at is, te UnitedStates re'!ses to recognise te regions inde/endence, yet contin!es to in&estigate

/ossible s!s/ects #itin Somaliland, belie&ed to be lined to alDaeda attacs on te

US embassies in enya and (anzania.(e A'rican Union remain timid on te matter, s!ggesting te alteration o' A'ricanco!ntries borders to /otentially elicit !ncertainty #itin te continent, and t!sconsiders it best to ee/ colonial borders intact. -eter tis im/lies Somalilandso!ld acce/t its 'ate as /art o' Somalia, or #eter it so!ld o/erate !nder te

bacdro/ o' so&ereignty, 'ollo#ing its acq!isition o' inde/endence 'rom ritain,remains !nclear.

2!rtermore, te Somali *resident Abd!lla =!s!' Amed is strongly in 'a&o!r o' te!nion o' te t#o territoriesF to te dismay o' Somaliland, s!c attit!des a&e to dategained greater in'l!ence amongst oter co!ntries. -ilst Somaliland remains a GStatein#aiting@, it sim!ltaneo!sly contin!es to enca/s!late all tat #ic is a stateF te

/resence o' a military 'orce, a national /o/!lation, distinct borders, antem, 'lag,constit!tion and go&ernment.

Somaliland as !ndergone a remarable str!ggle 'rom de'eating te tyrannicalleadersi/ o' Siad arre, to creating and enco!raging a society 'iercely dedicated tote /reser&ation o' its c!lt!ral eritage, and te /romotion o' a /olitical arrangementtat acno#ledges eq!ality and re/resentation 'or its /eo/le.

UNPO "E"#ER PERSPECTIE

Go$ern%ent e&ecuti$e po'er:

Somaliland declared itsel' inde/endent 'ollo#ing te o&ertro# o' military dictatorSaid arre in . Since, te 'ormer ritis /rotectorate as created a transitional'orm o' go&ernment #ic relies ea&ily on te !se o' clan elders in mediation,a//ointments and te eq!al re/resentation o' clans. Eq!al re/resentation 'or all clansis /aramo!nt to go&ernments mandate, in te 3 elections te %!!rti >co!ncil o'elders? enco!raged s!c by electing te ten /resident >'rom te%adab!rsi clan? as &ice /resident.

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leadersi/ o''icially ending as o' *eace, Unity and e&elo/ment *arty?

(ISTORICAL #AC)GROUN*

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"n 88 te no# e/!blic o' Somaliland #as no#n as te Somaliland *rotectorate!nder ritis r!le. $n J!ne +6t 60 te United ingdom granted inde/endence tote /eo/le o' Somaliland, res!lting in Somaliland q!ali'ying and being acno#ledgedas an inde/endent co!ntry by some 35 states. (e United ingdom signed se&eral

bilateral agreements #it Somaliland on tis day, in addition, te ten U.S. Secretaryo' State, ;ristian Herter, sent a congrat!latory message. Ho#e&er, inde/endence #assort li&edF inde/endence lasted a mere 'i&e days.

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$n st J!ly 60 des/ite m!c dis/!te, Somaliland 1oined te 'ormer "talian Somalia

to 'orm te Somali e/!blic. (e !nion 'ailed almost instantly mostly d!e to iss!es o're/resentation and /o#er. (e !nion #o!ld res!lt in almost all ey /olitical andeconomic o//ort!nities being concentrated in So!tern Somalia, at te disad&antageo' oter regions. (e strained relations #itin te co!ntry e&ent!ally escalated into aci&il #ar by te 80s. (is /aired #it te already tyrannical r!le o' Somalia@s Saidarre since 6, bot Somali and Somaliland #ere nearing colla/se. ot

/enomenons@ came to an end in 'ollo#ing te o&ertro# o' arre by "saaqo//onents 'rom te Somali )ational S)


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and rea''irmed its stat!s as an inde/endent state. (e "nitiati&e and e'erend!m"nstit!te, an international non/ro'it organization based in -asington .;, concl!dedtat te re'erend!m #as cond!cted Co/enly, 'airly, onestly, and largely in accordance#it internationally recognized election /roced!res.C

)inetyse&en /ercent o' te &oters a//ro&ed te constit!tion.

$n te 5t o' ecember +00+, si9 /olitical /arties too /art in te m!nici/alelections in #ic Somaliland #omen #ere able to /artici/ate 'or te 'irst time. "nA/ril +003 air iyale ain, 'rom te r!ling Unity o' emocrats >UU? /arty,#on SomalilandKs 'irst m!lti/arty /residential elections.(e second /arliamentary elections eld on te 5t Se/tember +005, sa# to te reinstatement o' air iyale ain leadersi/.

CULTURE AN* LANGUAGE

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Somali is te o''icial lang!age, incl!ding Arabic and Englis. "t is mandatory tatArabic be ta!gt in scools and mosq!es, #it Englis too being s/oen and ta!gt inscools aro!nd te co!ntry. Somali is one o' te ;!sitic ang!ages o' te A'roasiatic 'amily.

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