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STORY: SOMALIA GENDER CONSULTATIONSTRT: 03:09SOURCE: AU/UN ISTRESTRICTIONS: This media asset is free for editorial broadcast, print, onlineand radio use. It is not to be sold on and is restricted for other purposes. All

enquiries to news@auunist.orgCREDIT REQUIRED: AU/UN ISTLANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATSDATELINE: 27 th MAY 2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOTLIST:1. Wide shot, delegates in attendance2. Med shot, Somali singers entertaining the guests.3. Close up shot, Somali singers entertaining the guests.4. Wide shot, Senior Somali and UN officials5. Med shot, T-shirt labeled BRING SEXUAL VIOLENCE

6. Med shot, Members of the civil society and UN staff in attendance7. Wide shot, Master of ceremony addressing the guests8. Med shot, Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Somali Minister of Women, Human Rights andDevelopment and the Deputy SRSG. 9. Med shot, Members of the civil society and UN staff in attendance10. Wide up, delegates in attendance11. Wide shot, Senior AMISOM UPDF Soldiers saluting12. Med shot, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-Generalfor Somalia ( DSRSG ) Ms Fatiha Seror13. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Somali Minister of Women,Human Rights and Development : The plan that has been presented here todayneeds resources in order to implement it. We dont have that at the moment and weare requesting for support on that. We need experts to also give us a hand in this. Soits both technical and financial. So the plan is that once we are done with thevalidation of this draft plan, we will once again present it to the donors forconsideration . 14. Med shot, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-Generalfor Somalia ( DSRSG ) Ms Fatiha Seror15 . Close Up, Baseball cap with the message A real man does not rape16. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia ( DSRSG ): First of all, to me and the International community,its not about the power, we dont hold the power, its the Government of thiscountry, its the people of this country that have the power in their hands. Power isnot about being there; its about everywhere else. What the InternationalCommunity would like to do is for the Somalis and the Government of Somalia tounderstand that it is there responsibility and to accept that it is something wrongand to want to do something about it. If they do, then it is easier for theInternational community to support. If they dont you can put money, you can haveall the international community here nothing will change. 17. Wide shot: delegates in attendance

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18. Med shot: delegates in attendance19. Close up: delegates in attendance20. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Ms Ilwad Ali, Elmaan Peace and Human Rightsorganization: Our greatest short term need right now is Legislation, our Penal Codewhich was put together in 1962, does not even consider sexual violence as an act of

crime against the individual. All this things need revision. We need coordinationbetween the Judiciary system, the service providers and police. What short termneeds address right now is how to get that cohesion . 21. Med shot: Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Somali Minister of Women, Human Rightsand Development addressing the delegates22. Wide shot: delegates in attendance

STORY:

In a workshop held today in Mogadishu, The Federal Government of Somalia withsupport from the United Nation for Somalia (UNSOM) and the British embassyendorsed a draft action Plan policy on how best to address issues of gender-basedsexual violence. Led by the Ministry of Human Rights and Women's Affairs, thegovernment validated the action plan for ending the Sexual Violence in Somalia thatwill be implemented towards building the capacity of its various agencies to ensurebetter protection for the Somali girls and women.The workshop was a follow up of the visit to Somalia last December by the team ofexperts on Gender to do an assessment of the situation on sexual violence andconflict in Somalia. Out of that assessment mission, a report came out with keyactions recommended for the Somali government so as to implement thecommitment and the joint communique and now the Government represented bythe Ministry of Human Rights and Women's Development validated the action plan.The Minister of Gender and Human Rights E. Dr Maryam Qasim. said this was amomentous day for Somalia as the Government and partners endorse the muchneeded action plan.The government will continue to work hard in establishing gender safety nets inorder to eliminate unfortunate abuse of women and other vulnerable members ofsociety in the country. During the meeting the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-Generalfor S omalia (DSRSG) Ms Fatiha Seror said dealing with the Sexual violence is acollective responsibility by everyone to ensure that there are systems in place andthe vulnerable victims are protected in the society.We are working with the government to ensure that the action plans endorsedtoday are implemented. As International community we will be providing technicalsupport, policy measures, policy-level advocacy and also, we are leading theinternational community that will be providing for this Action Plan for the othersectors of the ministry, child protection, human rights and other sections of theministry,

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The British Ambassador to Somalia Neil Wigan today said the right to security is afundamental right that has been respected and pledged his Government continuedsupport to boosting the government's capacity to fight sexual violence and assault.Todays workshop is also important as the country comes up and endorses thenational action plan developed by Ministry of Human Rights and Gender in co-

ordination various organizations and International partners- in preparation of thebiggest sexual violence to be held in London where Somalia will be a key priority tobe discussed. Also present were civil servants who noted that the levels of awareness among thepopulation on what entails gender-based sexual violence are very low. Participantsat the meeting called for extensive sensitization to ensure improved awareness andempowerment of the population to be able to deal with such crimes.The Director of Programmes and Development, Ms Ilwad Ali from Elmaan Peace andHuman Rights organization said the country is no longer on responding to sexualassaults but working on preventing the deed by looking at all aspect which islegislature and Defense.

Our g reatest short term need right now is Legislation, our Penal Code which wasput together in 1962, does not even consider sexual violence as an act of crimeagainst the individual. All this things need revision. We need coordination betweenthe Judiciary system, the service providers and police. What short term needaddress right now is how to get that cohesion Said Ilwad.

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