Breaking News:pledges 60 mln euros for security in Somalia!

[Addoow]

BRUSSELS (Mareeg) --- The European Union pledged at least 60 million euros ($77.54 million) on Wednesday to support security forces in Somalia and African Union peacekeepers based in the conflict ridden region.

The European Commission made the announcement a day before an international conference in Brussels that will seek funds to boost security in Somalia, which faces an insurgency and is used as a base for pirates attacking global shipping.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the pirate attacks had been "a wake-up call to the international community" but a military response -- which has included the deployment of EU and NATO naval forces -- was not enough.

"Supporting Somalia's future security set-up is critical," he said in a statement, which said security would be established at sea only if there was stability on land.

"The only real and viable solution is to help Somalia from within: by pooling international efforts and supporting the new government to build security, peace and stability," Barroso said.

Thursday's conference will test support for Somalia's new government which says it needs more money to improve security and help provide jobs for unemployed young men, giving them alternatives to piracy and other violence.

The meeting will be hosted by the European Commission and chaired by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairman Jean Ping. It will aim to raise at least $165 million to boost security for the next 12 months.

EU aid commissioner Louis Michel called on the rest of the international community to "dig deep".



Somalia's government has expressed its commitment to building a civilian police force of 10,000 personnel and a 6,000-strong national security force and has said this will require international funding.

[galia]

I cross my fingers with hope, praise be to Allah, the most merciful.

Somalia Hanoolato and death to traitors

Rats who are spoilers of somalia's chance, shall be crushed if the Lord be's with us.

Rats like Al-shabaab and the anti-somali traitors that cheer them on with words or sayings from their hearts.


Somalia Hanoolato

Every nationalist should support shariff.

If we want a united somalia with a strong government than this is our chance, this is what we hve been fighting for for the past two years against the HIV ethiopians.

May God be with us, ameen

[AhlulbaytSoldier]

This money should be spent on the rebuilting of somali national army.
May Allah bring peace in somalia,amiin

This is our last freaking chance.

[Murax]

This is all talk. The International Community knows this Gov is non existant and incompetent. Besides even by some miricile if it does make it, a few induviduals will just pocket it like AY/Geedi. Somalia's screwed.

[laander8]

never in history has a country been built except with blood and iron.

Somalis see the iron part as Tumaal work

We shall never have a state unless we change ourselves.

[Shirib]

Give it to the financial minister

Dummies tuug ee financial minister ka dhigteen to begin with

[snoop12]

give it to Goonjeex he is decent man, if only there were more of him in this TFG thing

[Shirib]

Money is supposed to go to the financial minister. Someone is gonna get rich off this b*tch. Stealing has never been so easy

[Murax]

Give it to the financial minister

Dummies tuug ee financial minister ka dhigteen to begin with

Ofcourse, give it to a Xuruufle

[Shirib]

Give it to the financial minister

Dummies tuug ee financial minister ka dhigteen to begin with

Ofcourse, give it to a Xuruufle

LOOL, he is the financial minister. Isn't money supposed to go to the financial minister?

I said this guy got his dream come true, biggest winner in the TFG

[Addoow]

give it to Goonjeex he is decent man, if only there were more of him in this TFG thing

who is he?
come on man,This Money should be used wisely and not as A.Y used to waste our national money.

[galia]

Murax and shirin won't be happy until the government of ethiopia becomes the government of somalia