Decision on Swedish support to Somalia

[COSTA]

Press release 19 February 2007
Ministry for Foreign Affairs


Decision on Swedish support to Somalia

The Government decided today on a new strategy document - an "approach" - for Swedish aid-financed support to the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia and to the country's extensive humanitarian needs.

The objective of Sweden's involvement in Somalia is to promote lasting reconciliation, stability and the re-establishment of effective governance, which is needed to make it possible to combat poverty. Swedish development assistance to Somalia is to encompass the whole country. Attention is to be paid to regional variations regarding needs, security and prospects of achieving the goals set.

For 2007, more long-term development assistance of SEK 50 million is planned, along with humanitarian aid amounting to some SEK 100 million. The volume of Swedish aid will depend on the prospects of providing effective and results-oriented support in Somalia.

"The difficult situation in Somalia requires coordinated international aid. It is now particularly urgent to bring about a working political reconciliation," says Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson.

"It is therefore extraordinarily important that the Transitional Federal Government shows it is serious about its message of a broad political dialogue with all constructive forces in Somalia. Speedy deployment of the African Union peace force will make it possible for other countries' forces to leave Somalia promptly and enable the process of political reconciliation to get properly started," says Ms Carlsson.

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I am against my tax money to go into the pockets of Ali Baaba and his 265 thieves aka Af biijo and his crew

[Somalian_Boqor]

COSTA you have no say in Sweden, you are a poor Immigrate who doesn't even pay tax we all know you are on food stamps you and your whole family. loooooooool

We are great-full to Sweden Government for their helping hand to the TFG $150 million will go far in Somalia.

[Warya_dude]

150 million for Puntland

[Cilmiile]

great news