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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Somali UN ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman (C, front) speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. The three African members of the Security Council -- Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia -- along with Guyana, collectively known as A3+, on Monday strongly condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state. "A3+ strongly condemns the flagrant assault by Israel on the unity and the territorial integrity of Somalia by recognizing as an independent entity the northwestern region of Somalia, the so-called Somaliland," said A3+ in a joint statement at an emergency meeting of the Security Council. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somali Ambassador to the United Nations Abukar Dahir Osmaan (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 29, 2025, following Israel's formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

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U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

The U.N. Security Council convenes an emergency session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 29, 2025, to discuss Israel's formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

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Arab League chief reiterates support for sovereignty of Somalia

STORY: Arab League chief reiterates support for sovereignty of Somalia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Arab League chief meeting with Somali President STORYLINE: Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Saturday met with visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo. Gheit reiterated his support for Somalia in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity during the meeting. The visit by the Somali president came at a time of heightened tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Somaliland, a self-declared region of Somalia, signed an agreement allowing Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for its recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Somalia described this as a violation of its territorial integrity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A secondhand Japanese vehicle is pictured on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Camels are herded at a livestock market on March 17, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Bundles of Somaliland's own currency bills are laid out by a money-changer on March 19, 2012, on a street in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A woman makes crepes on March 20, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A man steers a cart pulled by a donkey on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. A monument topped by a fighter jet can be seen in the background. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Men put khat, which has a component like a stimulant, into bags on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A monument of a combat airplane, made in the former Soviet Union, is displayed against the backdrop of a building under construction in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010. The airplane was used in a civil war during the 1980s.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A man steers a wagon pulled by a donkey on Oct. 13, 2010, in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A boy smiles as he poses for a photo in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Somaliland military stand guard for a foreign delegation in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A police truck passes by people in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Actress Kuroyanagi meets with Somalian children

HARGEISA, Somalia - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), visits a primary school in Hargeisa of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on July 25.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A man steers a cart pulled by a donkey on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. A monument topped by a fighter jet can be seen in the background. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Men put khat, which has a component like a stimulant, into bags on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A secondhand Japanese vehicle is pictured on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Camels are herded at a livestock market on March 17, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Bundles of Somaliland's own currency bills are laid out by a money-changer on March 19, 2012, on a street in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A woman makes crepes on March 20, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A monument of a combat airplane, made in the former Soviet Union, is displayed against the backdrop of a building under construction in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010. The airplane was used in a civil war during the 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A man steers a wagon pulled by a donkey on Oct. 13, 2010, in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia. (Kyodo)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Somaliland military stand guard for a foreign delegation in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A boy smiles as he poses for a photo in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A police truck passes by people in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Actress Kuroyanagi meets with Somalian children

HARGEISA, Somalia - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), visits a primary school in Hargeisa of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on July 25. (Kyodo)