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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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Reconciliation in Marka: Foes turned friends recall road to peace

Mogadishu – In early 2012, heavy fighting broke out in the historic coastal city of Marka, in the Lower Shabelle region, located about 90 kilometres south of Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu.

21 Sep 2020

Somalia’s efforts with youth, peace and security highlighted at special meeting of UN Security Council

Mogadishu – The key role that young Somalis play in helping develop their country came under the spotlight recently at a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council on youth, peace and security.

11 Sep 2020

Interview with the UN Environmental Advisor to Somalia, Christophe Hodder

10 Sep 2020

Mohamed Ali Hassan: A role model for youth seeking a political voice in Somalia’s South West State

Baidoa – Somalia has one the world’s biggest ‘youth bulges’ - that is, around 60 percent of its estimated population of some 15.9 million people is under the age of 30, according to the World Population Prospects, produced by the United Nati

08 Sep 2020

Somalia’s National Theatre: Rebuilt, renovated and helping renew a rich cultural sector

Mogadishu – “Culture is the fountain of our progress and creativity and must be carefully nurtured to grow and develop,” according to the World Commission on Culture and Development – and it is a view many people in Somalia would agree with, especially those working in the countr

22 Aug 2020

The UN Security Council will today hold a meeting on Somalia

New York – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, will brief the Council on lates

20 Aug 2020

Deka Dirie: From accidental environmentalist to driven activist

As a busy mother bringing up four children between the ages of 10 and 20, Deka Mohamud Dirie would seemingly not have too much time to engage in environmental activism.

09 Aug 2020

Abdifatah Hassan Ali: Fighting for digital space, rights and inclusion in Somalia

Digital rights are not what immediately come to mind when Somalia’s development is being discussed, but Abdifatah Hassan Ali is trying to change that.

20 Jul 2020

Somalia’s COVID-19 response: Internally displaced people especially at risk

Kismayo – Aisha Maalim returned to Kismayo in southern Somalia in March 2019, after having spent many years living in the Dadaab refugee camps located over the border in Kenya.

23 Jun 2020

Floods, locusts and COVID-19: UN agencies warn Somalia's gains at risk from 'triple threat'

Mogadishu – The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local autho

02 Jun 2020

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