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David Concar

British Ambassador to Somalia

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11th May 2017 Mogadishu, Somalia

Sagal Bihi

Member of Somali Federal Parliament. Chair of the Human Rights, Gender and Humanitarian Committee

Somali Women: The Roadmap to real participation/ new approach

The 2016 Somali Parliamentary election marked a new milestone for Somali women. Although the conversation about ‘Elevating Women in Political Participation and Leadership roles’ has been going on for some time, this had never been embodied in the manner it is in the current  Parliament. Many Somalis championed, participated in and spent a lot of […]

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7th February 2017 Mogadishu, Somalia

Leo Thomas

Social Development Adviser- DFID Somalia

UK and Somalia join hands to eradicate FGM

Where do you start with change when everything seems so difficult and entrenched? That was the question that first greeted me when I started my current role as a Social Development Adviser in  Somalia.  The data that exists on education, health and employment are not heartening and the country has political and security challenges that […]

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About David Concar

David Concar was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia in succession to Ms Harriet Mathews OBE. Mr Concar joined the FCO in 2004 and most recently…

David Concar was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia in succession to Ms Harriet Mathews OBE. Mr Concar joined the FCO in 2004 and most recently headed FCO’s Head of International Organisations Department and Commonwealth Envoy. Mr Concar has also served as the Head of Climate Change & Energy Department at the FCO.