New York, United States – Somalia has called for deeper coordination between the United Nations and the League of Arab States (LAS) to address escalating global and regional crises, warning that fragmented diplomacy is no longer sufficient in today’s volatile geopolitical climate.
Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Ali made the appeal during a UN-LAS cooperation dialogue held on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Speaking at the high-level forum, Ali stressed that many of the world’s most protracted conflicts — from the Horn of Africa to the Middle East — demand collective frameworks rather than bilateral interventions. He said existing mechanisms must evolve to reflect the scale and complexity of modern threats, including civil wars, political instability, and violations of international law.
He underscored the importance of enhanced cooperation between the UN Security Council and the Arab League, urging both institutions to establish clearer channels for joint mediation, crisis prevention, and post-conflict reconstruction.
Somalia, itself emerging from decades of internal conflict and currently engaged in nationwide stabilization and security reforms, positioned its own experience as a case study for the effectiveness of coordinated international support. Ali noted that broad-based diplomatic backing had enabled Somalia to make significant progress in governance, security, and regional integration.
The dialogue comes at a time when the UN and LAS are seeking to redefine their strategic partnership in response to new and overlapping challenges, including the wars in Sudan, Palestine, Libya, and Yemen, as well as rising geopolitical rivalries that have strained consensus-based diplomacy.
Ali concluded by reaffirming Somalia’s commitment to multilateralism, saying that peace and stability can only be sustained when international institutions align their mandates and act with unified purpose.