UN Security Council to visit Somalia visit ahead of vote
Somali federal government forces patrol a street of Mogadishu on February 18, 2015. The UN Security Council will travel to Somalia in this May to show support for elections scheduled in August 2016. AFP PHOTO | MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB
The UN Security Council will travel to Somalia this month to show support for elections scheduled in August, Egypt's UN Ambassador and this month's council president, Amr Aboulatta, said Monday.
The 15 envoys will also travel to Nairobi during the May 17-21 trip and hold meetings in Cairo with the Arab League, Aboulatta said, presenting the program of work for the month.
