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UN human rights mandate in Somalia lifted.

The East African nation reclaimed independent oversight over its human rights affairs, following approval by a UN Human Rights Council resolution. That ends over three decades of international monitoring and the mandate of a UN-appointed independent expert on human rights in the country. Khadiija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, a minister for women and human rights, said it represents the world鈥檚 recognition of Somalia鈥檚 鈥減rogress in rebuilding democratic institutions.鈥

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