Somalia Foreign Ministry declares UN special envoy persona non-grata
The Somali Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that
UN Special Representative Nicholas Haysom had become a 'persona non-grata,'
indicating that he was no longer welcome in the country, the Russian news
agency Sputnik reported.
"Somali notifies UN Secretary-General, Antonio
Guterres that the United Nations envoy Nicholas Haysom is persona non-grata in
the country and cannot operate," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry accused the envoy of meddling in the
country's sovereign affairs and "blatantly violating protocols."
Haysom has been occupying the post of the UN special
envoy for Somalia since September 2018.
A UN compound was shelled Tuesday in Mogadishu and
two UN staff members were injured. UN Special Representative Nicholas Haysom
has strongly condemned the attack which "may amount to a violation of
international humanitarian law."
