STORY: AMISOM convenes humanitarian facilitation

training for civilian partners in Somalia’s HirShabelle

state
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DATELINE: 19/APRIL/2018, JOWHAR, SOMALIA

Jowhar - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held a one-day training for
partners in Jowhar, the administrative capital of HirShabelle state, to familiarize
them with the Somalia Country Specific Humanitarian Civil-Military Guidelines, which
guides the interaction between partners and the Mission.

“Humanitarian challenges call for increased coordination and dialogue between

AMISOM and partners operating in the recovered areas,” said Abdul Diabagate,
AMISOM’s Senior Humanitarian Liaison Officer, during the highly interactive
sessions.

Diabagate expressed the need to increase humanitarian facilitation activities and

interaction with communities in areas undergoing acute crises and natural disasters.

The training aimed at fostering partnerships between AMISOM civilian liaison

officers and the partners, also sensitized participants on the importance of observing
the International Humanitarian Law, humanitarian principles and International
Refugee Law.

Diabagate emphasized the need to foster greater coordination between the Mission,
state authorities and partners, in the area of humanitarian facilitation.

During the one-day training the hosts also shared the 2017 Somalia Civil-Military
Working Group Report, which was launched September 2017. The report details the
the working group’s achievements, best practices and strategic partnerships that
contributed to the alleviation of suffering amongst drought affected populations and
displaced civilians.

The next training for uniformed personnel will take place next week in Belet Weyne,
Hirshabelle.
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