NR No: 003/2024 Date: 9 JUNE 2024

SHOTLIST: ATMIS, UN pledge to promote sustainable environment in Somalia

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DATELINE: 05/JUNE/2024, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Various shots – ATMIS and United Nations Guard Unit personnel in a clean-up
exercise.
2. Close up shot – Garbage bags filled with trash.
3. Med shot – United Nations Guard Unit personnel filling up garbage bags.
4. Wide shot – UN Guard unit personnel collecting garbage.
5. Various shot – African Union Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Sivuyile
Bam planting a tree at the ATMIS Force Headquarters.
6. Wide shot – African Union Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Sivuyile
Bam, Somalia’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change representative,
Abdirahim Barre Mohamed, UN Deputy Special Representative Raisedon
Zenenga, and UNSOS Director of Mission Support Ms. Quarat-ul-Ain Sadozai and
other senior ATMIS officials arrive at the venue of the official ceremony.
7. Various shots – Guests listening to AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia
Bam.
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sivuyile Bam, AU Deputy Special Representative for
Somalia
“We therefore recognize that it matters a lot that as we handover key locations to
the Federal Government of Somalia and drawdown, we must continue to initiate

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 environmental restoration efforts in our Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and
communities.”

9. Various shots – Abdirahim Barre Mohamed, Somalia’s Ministry of Environment and

Climate Change representative planting a tree.
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdirahim Barre Mohamed, Somalia’s Ministry of
Environment and Climate Change representative
“Climate change, deforestation, and pollution are pressing issues that threaten our
environment and the livelihoods of our people. It is imperative that we take decisive
action to address these challenges, not only for ourselves but for the future
generations.”

11. Various shots – UN Deputy Special Representative Raisedon Zenenga addressing

the guests.
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raisedon Zenenga, UNSOM Deputy SRSG
“The successful community-led initiatives in Somalia, such as the participation in
the Great Green Wall initiative to address desertification, climate change, and
biodiversity loss is evidence of commitment to preserving the environment.”

13. Various shots – UNSOS Director of Mission Support, Ms. Quarat-ul-Ain Sadozai
planting a tree and handing over donated fruit trees to Somalia’s Ministry of
Environment and Climate Change representative, Abdirahim Barre Mohamed
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ms. Quarat-ul-Ain Sadozai, UNSOS Director of
Mission Support
“We mark this occasion by donating fruit tree seedlings to the Ministry of
Environment and Climate Change for planting to contribute to reforestation efforts
in Somalia.”
15. Various shot – Senior ATMIS officer planting trees
16. Wide shot – Acting ATMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka
addressing ATMIS and UN personnel after a beach clean-up exercise.
17. Various shots – Military officers in a clean-up exercise at the beach.

ATMIS, UN pledge to promote sustainable environment in Somalia

Mogadishu, 9 June 2024 -The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS),
the United Nations (UN), and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) have pledged

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to promote sustainable environmental conservation to combat climate change in
Somalia.

This commitment was made by AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia

Sivuyile Thandikhaya Bam, UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Raisedon
Zenenga, UNSOS Director of Mission Support Qurat-ul-Ain Sadozai and FGS
representative Abdirahim Barre Mohamed during an event commemorating World
Environment Day in Mogadishu.

In his keynote address, Mr. Bam emphasized the importance of protecting the
environment in Somalia as ATMIS draws down.
“We recognize that it matters a lot that as we handover key locations to the Federal
Government of Somalia and drawdown, we must continue to initiate environmental
restoration efforts in our Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and communities,” he said.

Last year, ATMIS pledged to plant 30,000 trees at 58 Forward Operating Bases
(FOBs) by the end of 2024 in support of President Hassan Sheikh Mahamud’s
“Regreening Somalia” initiative, which aims to plant 10 million trees to enhance the
country’s climate resilience and combat droughts.

Mr. Mohamed, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change official, emphasized
the government’s dedication to safeguarding natural resources and promoting climate
resilience.

“Climate change, deforestation, and pollution are pressing issues that threaten our
environment and livelihoods. It is imperative that we take decisive action to address
these challenges, not only for ourselves but for the future generations,” he said.

Mr. Zenenga, the UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia commended

Somalia’s commitment to conservation through the African-led Great Green Wall
Initiative, which aims to increase arable land in the Sahel.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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“The successful community-led initiatives in Somalia, such as participation in the Great
Green Wall Initiative to address desertification, climate change, and biodiversity loss
are evidence of the commitment to preserving the environment,” he noted.

He reiterated ATMIS and the UN’s commitment to continue supporting Somalia in

developing and implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.

As part of the commemoration, UNSOS donated fruit seedlings to the Ministry of

Environment and Climate Change for forest regeneration programmes.

“We mark this occasion by donating fruit tree seedlings to the Ministry of Environment
and Climate Change for planting to contribute to reforestation efforts in Somalia,” said
Ms. Sadozai, UNSOS Director of Mission Support.

Also present during the celebrations were acting ATMIS Force Commander Maj. Gen.
Marius Ngendabanka, ATMIS Police Commissioner Hillary Sao Kanu, and other senior
UN, FGS, and ATMIS officials.

The event included a beach clean-up, tree planting and a tour of a wastewater
management plant in Mogadishu.
Similar events were organised by ATMIS and the UN in Jowhar (Hirshabelle State)
and Baidoa (South West State).

Designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, World Environment Day
is celebrated every 5th June to raise awareness about the environment and inspire
solutions to pressing challenges. This year’s celebration focuses on the theme, ‘land
restoration, desertification, and drought resilience’.

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For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
For more information please contact:
Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube