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    • European Development Days 2013

    Somali government must be included in development efforts — foreign minister

    Somalia has many challenges to fight and it can’t do it alone, but the government must be included in development efforts, said Somalian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fawzia Y. H. Adam in an interview with Devex at the 2013 European Development Days.

    By Adva Saldinger // 27 November 2013

    Somalia has many challenges to fight and it can’t do it alone, but the government must be included in development efforts, said Somalian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fawzia Y. H. Adam.

    Adam spoke with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar at the 2013 European Development Days about some of the challenges they face, and called on NGOs and donors to work more closely with the government.

    “We request from international NGOs and donors to work with government more, also in cooperation with NGOs, but not abandon the central government because otherwise we will not stand on our feet.”

    The government is committed to fighting corruption and to regaining trust, but that means citizens must provide social services.  

    Catch the full interview, including Fawzia’s thoughts on which donors are stepping up to aid Somalia, here.

    Visit us at the 2013 European Development Days and watch out for more Devex coverage of news and views from Europe’s leading global development event of the year.

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    • Adva Saldinger

      Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal

      Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.

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