Press statements

  • UNSOM condemns suicide bombing in Gaalkacyo as attempt to derail reconciliation process
    28 Apr 2018 - PRESS STATEMENT 02/2018 The United Nations Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) condemns today's suicide bombing in the city of Gaalkacyo, which reportedly killed government security officers and civilians.
  • UN Strategic Framework Somalia 2017-2020
    18 Mar 2018 - Following the finalization of a number of key political milestones in Somalia, including the completion of the federalization map, landmark parliamentary and presidential elections, endorsement of the Somalia National Development Plan 2017-2019 (NDP) and expiry of the New Deal Compact and the UN’s Integrated Strategic Framework for Somalia 2014-2016, the UN has developed of a new UN system-wide planning framework.
  • International community extremely concerned by recent political developments in Somalia, urges respect for constitutional processes to resolve differences
    16 Mar 2018 - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are extremely concerned by recent political and security developments in Mogadishu that risk derailing hard-earned political, economic, and security achievements and tarnishing the reputation of Somalia. 
  • UN envoy hails role of women in promoting a more inclusive and equitable Somali society
    08 Mar 2018 - PRESS STATEMENT 01/2018 Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and economic affairs of the country. “Women kept Somali families together during their country’s long years of chaos and armed conflict,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating.
  • The Secretary-General message on International Women’s Day
    08 Mar 2018 - New York – We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the factory floor and in the streets, women are calling for lasting change and zero tolerance for sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds.
  • Security Council press statement on Somalia
    25 Feb 2018 - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks of 23 February 2018 in Mogadishu that killed and injured innocent Somalis.
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Somalia
    24 Feb 2018 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks perpetrated on 23 February in Mogadishu, which claimed the lives of many civilians and injured many others. He sends his profound condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of Somalia, and commends the response of the Somali security forces and AMISOM.
  • Int'l community: Latest decisions of Somalia's National Security Council are welcome steps in right direction
    12 Feb 2018 - Mogadishu – The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States welcomed the decisions taken at the meeting of Somalia’s National Security Council (NSC) from 6-10 February 2018.

  • Senior federal and state-level government officials and international partners attend high-level roundtable meeting on Somalia's drought response and recovery  UN Photo/Omar Abdisalan

    Somali leaders and the International Community determined to make Somalia famine resistant
    30 Jan 2018 - JOINT PRESS RELEASE
  • International partners welcome creation of a unified Galmudug administration
    18 Jan 2018 - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom and United States congratulate the Federal Member State of Galmudug and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a (ASWJ) for concluding the agreement endorsed in Dhusamareb today which paves the way for the establishment of a unified Galmudug administration.

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