A/HRC/13/65 page 11 III. DEVELOPMENTS IN POLITICAL, SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN FIELDS A. Political developments 37. The Transitional Federal Government celebrated, on 29 January 2010, its first anniversary as a government of national unity in Mogadishu. On this occasion, the President highlighted the achievements of the transitional federal institutions, noting that significant advances had been made in re-establishing the Somali security forces and institution-building. He announced Government plans in 2010 to look to strengthening institutions providing essential services, such as education and health. He reiterated his call to all Somalis to join the peace process. 38. On 15 December 2009, the High-Level Committee established under the Djibouti peace process met in Nairobi, chaired by UNPOS. The Somali delegation was led by the Prime Minister. Participants discussed the Government’s initiatives to engage groups still outside the peace process. They also discussed the Government’s preparation of a six-month budget and its efforts to finance some of its programmes through its own resources. They underlined the critical role of security stabilization as a precondition for successful implementation of humanitarian and recovery programmes in the country. The meeting further welcomed the documents that the Government had prepared for the International Contact Group meeting which subsequently took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 17 December 2009 under the auspices of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Saudi Arabia. Over 120 delegates from Governments and institutions attended the meeting. 39. As a follow-up to the Jeddah meeting, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, accompanied by the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, visited Mogadishu on 25 January 2010. They discussed with the Government a wide range of issues, including the international community’s support to Somalia, human rights, the fight against impunity and humanitarian assistance. B. Security situation 40. The renewed fighting in Mogadishu has once again exposed the vulnerability of the civilian population – especially women and children – to violence and inhuman suffering. As in the past, there have been allegations of the use of improvised explosive devices and indiscriminate firing of mortars into areas populated or frequented by civilians by all parties to the conflict, without respect for provisions of international humanitarian law. As a result, civilian deaths and casualties, including of women and young children, have been significant. Massive displacement of the population has continued, with access of the affected population to humanitarian assistance restricted. 41. On 3 December 2009, hard-line Islamists launched one of their most brutal attacks targeting prominent Somalis, including Government ministers, students and journalists. The