US EditionUN Ambassadors Condemn Israel's Recognition of Somaliland
Israel's recognition of Somaliland sparked condemnation from 14 of 15 UN Security Council members over risks to Somalia's unity and potential forced relocation of Palestinians.
- On Monday, the United Nations Security Council convened at UN headquarters, New York City, after Israel last week became the first country to recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, with 14 of 15 members condemning the move while the United States defended Israel.
- Somalia's UN ambassador Abu Bakr Dahir Osman called the recognition an `act of aggression` that threatens fragmentation, warning it aims to forcibly relocate the Palestinian population in Gaza.
- Somaliland sits along the Gulf of Aden opposite Yemen and straddles the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key Asia-Europe shipping route disrupted by Houthi attacks since October 7, pushing reroutes via the Cape of Good Hope.
- The United States said it defends Israel's right to establish relations, while China, the United Kingdom, and others rejected the move, with Algeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone also opposing.
- The decision positions Israel as taking a calculated gamble that could expand its influence while linking Somaliland to Yemen's conflicts, Saudi-Emirati rivalry, and the Houthi threat, marking a historic breakthrough with geopolitical risks.
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Slovenia expresses its support for the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia, said Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar at Monday's extraordinary session of the United Nations Security Council.
The United Nations Security Council held on Monday the first emergency meeting requested by Somalia. The reason was compelling: on Friday, Israel became the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, one of the three regions of this country in the Horn of Africa and undoubtedly a geopolitical gem for those who seek to control the maritime traffic between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Cont…
At UNSC, countries voice concern at possible forced displacement of Palestinians following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Several countries, including Pakistan, at the United Nations have questioned whether Israel’s move to recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland is aimed at forcibly relocating Palestinians from Gaza or to establish military bases. Pakistan has stated that Israel’s “unlawful recognition” is “deeply troubling” against the backdrop of previous references to it being a “destination for the deportation of Palestinian people, especially from …
The Israeli recognition of Somaliland — the first since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and began to function in practice almost as another State — has shown in just three days its strategic importance, visible in the countless convictions (and some significant silences) it has received until arriving this Monday to the UN Security Council. While Donald Trump responded “Does anyone really know what Somaliland is?” if the United Sta…
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