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New York, 18 November 2013 – United Nations Security Council, Adopted Resolution 2125 (2013) which tightens anti-piracy measures,agrees to consider creation of specialized courts in Somalia, broader region. [Read more]

Mogadishu – Investigators and prosecutors this week received training on crime scene management and criminal procedures as part of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia’s (UNSOM) support for the Federal Government of Somalia’s…

New York - The Security Council today extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to 31 October 2014, requesting the African Union to increase the troop strength of that regional peacekeeping body…

New York - The members of the Security Council are outraged by yesterday's bomb attack in Mogadishu, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility, and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the…

Beletweyne, 5 November 2013 – The Director General of the Ministry of Interior and National Security, Mr. Ali Abtidon Halane, today opened the Hiil Walaal Rehabilitation Centre for disengaged combatants in Beletweyne, in the…

Mogadishu - Presented by Mr. Waldemar Vrey, Director of Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group, UNSOM. Your Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Honourable Mohamed Sheikh…

Mogadishu, 1 November 2013 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on 31 October delivered 1,000 units of body armor to the Somali Police Force (SPF), as part of ongoing efforts to reinforce officer safety…

New York, 30 October 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fatiha Serour (Algeria) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia. The Secretary-General extends his sincere…

Mogadishu – Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon today launched the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF), a new financing mechanism outlined in the Somali Compact that is intended to streamline development…

Garowe/Mogadishu – Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Nicholas Kay completed a two-day visit to Garowe, the capital of the federal state of Puntland today, urging a free, inclusive and credible…

Mogaishu - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has learnt with deep sorrow of the death of Mohamed Mohamud Tima’adde, a reporter with Universal TV, on the evening of 26…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has learnt with deep sorrow of the death of Mohamed Mohamud Tima’adde, a reporter with Universal TV, on the evening of 26…