HALMEEL Briefs UN Under-Secretary-General on Launch Preparations in Baku
Representatives of HALMEEL, Somalia’s National Unified Public Service Delivery Center, met UN Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua in Baku during the UN Governance Innovation Summit. They updated him on preparations for HALMEEL’s launch and discussed potential UN DESA support in technology and institutional capacity to expand access to government services for Somali citizens and businesses.
On the sidelines of the UN Governance Innovation Summit held in Baku, Azerbaijan (5–6 November 2026), a HALMEEL delegation met with Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
HALMEEL, the National Unified Public Service Delivery Center operating under the Office of the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, briefed the Under-Secretary-General on the status of preparations for its formal launch. The discussion focused on exploring technical and institutional support from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).
The goal of the engagement is to strengthen technology systems and build institutional capacity so that government services become more accessible to both citizens and businesses across Somalia.
