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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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Puntland and Jubbaland states elect twelve more MPs in Lower House elections

Jubbaland state completed its fifth day of voting for seats in the House of the People with another six members elected to the lower chamber of the federal parliament.

13 Nov 2016

Six elected in the fourth day of voting for Lower House seats in Jubbaland state

Another six members of the federal parliament’s House of the People were elected today during the fourth day of voting in Kismaayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland state.

11 Nov 2016

Voting for Lower House members from Jubbaland and South West states enters second day, HirShabelle conducts Upper House balloting

Another fourteen members of the Federal Parliament’s House of the People were elected from Jubbaland and South West states Wednesday, and voting for the eight Upper House seats representing the recently formed HirShabelle federal member state was completed in the state capital of Jowhar.

09 Nov 2016

Puntland announces start of second phase of Lower House voting as Jubbaland and South West states conclude initial round of polling

The State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) in Puntland has announced that the second phase of voting for 25 members of the House of the People will begin on 14 November.

09 Nov 2016

Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland states elect 14 members of the Lower House in first round of polling

Voting for members of the lower house of Somalia’s Federal Parliament opened today in the capitals of Jubbaland and South West states.

08 Nov 2016

As voting for Lower House seats enters second day, Somalis say they will hold elected officials accountable

The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) welcomed the start of voting in Puntland for seats in the House of the People and said that voting for seats in that chamber of the country’s Federal Parliament can get underway in South West, Jubbaland and Galmudug states later this week

06 Nov 2016

Voting for Lower House begins in Puntland State

Puntland has become the first federal member state to start elections for the federal parliament’s House of the People.

05 Nov 2016

Somali youth seek greater participation in country’s political transformation

Somali youths discussed options for more active participation in the political transformation of their country during a two-day conference hosted by the United Nations in Somalia in partnership with youth-led organizations.

04 Nov 2016

German delegation tours future centre for disengaged former combatants in Kismaayo

A delegation led by the deputy German Ambassador to Somalia Markus Bollmohr welcomed the progress made to date in the construction of a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) centre for former al-Shabaab combatants in the Jubbaland state capital.

02 Nov 2016

FIEIT: Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland States ready for upcoming Lower House elections

The Chairman of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) Omar Mohamed Abdulle has expressed confidence in the electoral process preparations of Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland states.

30 Oct 2016

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