The International Somalia Contact Group is an informal, ad-hoc formed International Contact Group of mainly western UN Ambassadors that was established at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in June 2006 to support "peace and reconciliation" in Somalia.
Members The original members of the group were:
United States - at whose initiative the group formed Norway - which chaired the first meeting Italy Sweden Tanzania United Kingdom The European Union Presidency and Commission
Invited as observers were:
The African Union The Intergovernmental Authority on Development The League of Arab States The United Nations
Kenya was reported to have been unhappy that it had not been invited to join the group.
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