UNSOM
United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia

Closure of UNSOM

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) was established on 3 June 2013. Its mandate ended on 31 October 2024, subsumed to the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS).

Newsletters and Round-up of UN Activities

Secretary-General appoints James Swan of the United States as Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
PRESS STATEMENT O5/2019 New York – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations…
Somalia’s population, international partners must be energized to sustain country’s ‘upward trajectory,’ says senior UN official
Briefing the Council, Raisedon Zenenga, Deputy Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), reported that the country had made significant progress on its economic and security sector reforms. There had also been…
Statement of the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Raisedon Zenenga, to the Security Council
Mr. President, UNSOM began the new year facing a security crisis as a result of the mortar attack on the UN compound on 1 January, and a political crisis as a result of the expulsion of SRSG Nicholas Haysom on the same day…
Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia for one year, unanimously adopting Resolution 2461 (2019)
The Security Council decided today to extend until 31 March 2020 the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), as previously set out in resolution 2158 (2014), and requested the Mission to maintain…

United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) was established on 3 June 2013. Its mandate ended on 31 October 2024, subsumed to the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS).