International Somalia Contact Group

The International Somalia Contact Group is an informal, ad-hoc formed International Contact Group of mainly western UN Ambassadors that was established at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in June 2006 to support "peace and reconciliation" in Somalia.

Members

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The original members of the group were:

Invited as observers were:

Kenya was reported to have been unhappy that it had not been invited to join the group.[3]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "U.S. to Hold International Meeting on Somalia". Washington Post. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Norway chairs the International Somalia Contact Group". Norwegian Mission to the UN. 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "UN group backs Somalia government". BBC. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2020.