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The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) closed its operations on 31 October 2024, and was succeeded by the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) as of Friday, 1 November, in line with the UN Security Council’s resolution 2753.

The change reflects the progress in the country and is also in line with the request of the Federal Government of Somalia for a two-year transition of UNSOM’s functions to the United Nations Country Team by October 2026.

While the new UNTMIS website and social media platforms are being finalized, relevant UNTMIS communications will be available here:

UNTMIS’s Facebook account – https://www.facebook.com/UNTMIS

UNTMIS's X account - https://x.com/UNTMIS_

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On visit to Somalia, UN Women Chief hails political empowerment of women in South West state

Baidoa – Speaking in regional Somalia today, the top United Nations official for gender equality and women’s empowerment highlighted efforts made at the national and local levels towards greater representation of women in political structures and processes, and encouraged further

19 Aug 2018

Vincent Lelei: “Somalia is a nation that Is coming together”

When Vincent Lelei flew into Mogadishu in January 2017 to assume his duties as a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia, he found a country in the grips of a severe food insecurity crisis after four consecutive below-average rainy seasons.

31 Jul 2018

Bile and Abdikadir: Friends through thick and thin

Growing up in the Mogadishu suburb of Taleex in the 1980s, Bile Ismail Diriye and Abdikadir Maalim Mohamed were the best of friends.

Their bonds of friendship were nurtured in the suburb’s streets and sports fields, where they would play and pass away their spare time.

30 Jul 2018

A new way to educate in Somali schools starts in August

Somalia’s civil war wrenched the country in many ways.

Families were torn apart, the rule of law faded away, government institutions collapsed, and education came to a standstill, to name but a few of the setbacks the country faced because of the violence.

24 Jul 2018

Aisha Mohamed Warsame: A passionate advocate for vocational training

Aisha Mohamed Warsame’s education was no bed of roses. Much of the 23-year-old’s schooling coincided with Somalia’s descent into armed strife and conflict in the nineties.

15 Jul 2018

Mustaf Yusuf Ibrahim: Vocational training changed my life

Mustaf Yusuf Ibrahim’s experiences as a migrant seeking a better life abroad differ little from those of so many others – hunger, fear, mistreatment and abuse.

At the age of 17, he and two friends left Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, where they saw no future for themselves.

15 Jul 2018

Across Somalia, thousands of students brave the elements to sit crucial exams for university entrance

Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo – With cyclones bearing down on Somalia, causing flooding and upheaval throughout various parts of the country this past week, it seemed natural for much of daily life to come to a halt.

23 May 2018

Meeting on Somalia’s new constitution closes with presidential promise to speed up review process

Mogadishu – A three-day gathering on a new constitution for Somalia ended today with an assurance from the country’s leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmaajo,’ that the Horn of Africa country will have a new constitution ahead of schedule – before the end of next year.

16 May 2018

Hassan Mohamed Elmi: Leaving a comfort zone for a challenge to help Somali youth

Hassan Mohamed Elmi is passionate about youth empowerment and what it can do for Somalia.

He believes peace and stability in his country can only be achieved if young Somalis are part of the federal and state governments’ development plans and programmes.

15 May 2018

Nasro Ismail Abdi: A staunch advocate for a peaceful Somalia

Some of Nasro Ismail Abdi’s earliest memories are of violence and suffering.

15 May 2018

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