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Women Rights Activists Adopt New Approach to Help Sexual Violence Survivors

Mogadishu – On a cloudy Saturday morning in Mogadishu, 28-year-old Warsan Said Mohamed (not her real name) quietly enters the Hawa Taako 1 Centre in the Zoobe area of the Somali capital.

19 Jun 2019

More than 100 Former Al-Shabaab Combatants Graduate from Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre

Baidoa – One hundred twenty-six former Al-Shabaab combatants today graduated from the Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre in Somalia’s South West State after completing an intensive rehabilitation programme.

20 Jun 2019

New Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Somalia Arrives in Mogadishu

Mogadishu – The recently appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), James Swan, arrived in Mogadishu today to take up his duties.

25 Jun 2019

UNSOM Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 11

UNSOM issues its June Quarterly Newsletter.

30 Jun 2019

SRSG James Swan’s Statement - Press stake-out at the State House, Garowe

I am pleased to have visited Puntland and engaged in a very constructive meeting with President Said Abdullahi Mohamed Deni and his team.

08 Jul 2019

SRSG James Swan’s Statement at Press Stake-Out in Kismayo, Jubaland

Kismayo - I am very pleased to visit Kismayo but have mixed emotions. I share with the people of Jubaland a terrible sense of loss in the aftermath of the terrorist attack of 12 July.

15 Jul 2019

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Security Council Press Statement on the Terrorist Attack in Kismayo

New York – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack of 12 July 2019 in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo which killed and injured innocent civilians.

15 Jul 2019

SRSG James Swan’s Statement at Press Stake-Out in Kismayo, Jubaland

Kismayo - I am very pleased to visit Kismayo but have mixed emotions. I share with the people of Jubaland a terrible sense of loss in the aftermath of the terrorist attack of 12 July.

15 Jul 2019

SRSG Swan Reaffirms UN’s Solidarity in the Aftermath of Kismayo Terror Attack

15 Jul 2019

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the terrorist attack in Kismayo, Somalia

The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack that took place on 12 July in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo. He expresses his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack and wishes a swift recovery to the injured.

12 Jul 2019

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