25 November 2014 Mr chair, royal excellency, distinguished guest, ladies and gentlemen My name is Dr Naser issa, chairman of the Gabooye minority organisation Europe and North America, head office London U.K We represent the indigenous minority Gabooye people' of muse dhariyo, hawleh, yibir, tumaal, wardheere and madibhan in Somalia After the downfall of the Siad bare's regime in 1991. The country went into turmoil Particularly in 18.05.1991 the Indigenous Gabooye people were subjected to Atrocities particularly in the northern region Somaliland By the hands of the Somali national movement "SNM", SSDF in Puntland, USC in Mogadishu and quickly moved to all parts of Somalia In the absence of law and order the dominant clans started to exercise it's vicious powers and rape innocent women, loot land and farms, torture and execute Gabooye elders. After almost quarter a century the absence of governing political system has created a Massive vacuum Which in turn turned to heaven for pirates, terrorism and radicalisation. Somali Religious leaders avoid addressing the issue and tend to underline the importance of protecting the rights of minorities. Because of the inter-communal hatred, the Gabooye are either absent or have no political social participation State should acknowledge the crimes committed against the indigenous Gabooye minorities in Hargeisa, Garowe and Mogadishu and call for a serious reconciliation We welcome the following recommendations and invite state to adopt this mechanism Recommendation 46 and 12, 13,14 and 15 We also call for an additional sentence under recommendation 17. This should state "Members Qf minorities must be included in from the outset and represented all conflict prevention initiatives, all peace talks and negotiations whether or not they are parties to emerging, actual or past conflicts. This should also include minority women. States shoUld take concrete steps to ensure good and inclusive governance and the participation of minorities at all levels of policies and in decision-making bodies as an essential means of ensuring that the issues and concerns of minorities, including the treat of violence, are recognised as early as possible and are appropriately addressed by government and public