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Political Affairs chief underlines UN commitment to Somalia

Political Affairs chief underlines UN commitment to Somalia

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Jeffrey D. Feltman, [center] stands for a moment of silence for the victims of a recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
UN Photo/Tobin Jones[/caption]The deadly attack last month on the UN compound in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, will not deter the United Nations.

That message comes from Jeffrey Feltman, head of the UN’s Department of Political Affairs, who recently travelled to the country.

Feltman met with the Somali President who also mourned and attended a service in memory of those killed in the 19 June attack.

Gerry Adams reports.

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