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SFS facilitates Election of a Representative to the Youth Advisory Panel

Galkacyo, Puntland (July 29) – In partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Somali Family Services (SFS) facilitated a forum for 20 young men and women from different youth organizations in Galkacyo on Wednesday to select a representative to the Somalia United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Youth Advisory Panel (YAP).
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SFS Brings Together Civil Society and Government to Improve Relations

GAROWE, Puntland (July 11-12, 2012) – In partnership with Diakonia Sweden, Somali Family Services (SFS) convened 60 key people from the government and civil society at the Puntland Library and Resource Center for a two-day forum. The forum, part of an ongoing SFS project to promote democracy and human rights, aimed to improve the relationship between the civil society and government, which for years has been mired with mistrust and misunderstanding. 
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Somali Family Services Hosts International Election Observer

GAROWE, Puntland (July 18, 2012) – Somali Family Services (SFS) was honored to host Mr. Michael Walls, an international election observer with experience in Somaliland, as well as Interpeace Democratization Program Officer Mr. Shermark Ali at the Puntland Library and Resource Center (PLRC) last Thursday. Walls was in Garowe to explore the possibility of election observation in Puntland. 
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Somali Family Services Meets with Electoral Commission

GAROWE, Puntland (July 17, 2012) – On Saturday, Somali Family Services met with Puntland’s Transitional Electoral Commission to discuss the new constitution and prospective electoral law governing Puntland’s first-ever elections in 2014. SFS also explored new partnerships with the Commission to conduct voter education and coordinate larger programs to empower Puntlanders to demand responsive governance.
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Puntland Parliament Legalizes Political Parties

Puntland’s Parliament formally legalized political parties on June 28, 2012. The bill represents a milestone achievement for Puntland as it moves towards its first democratic elections in the spring of 2014. Representatives from Somali Family Services attended the Parliamentary debates and the Puntland Library and Resource Center hosted political leaders for discussion and dialogue in the days leading up to the historic vote.
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