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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/profile.php?id=61567390156860

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Somali leaders led by Prime Minister Sharmarke and international partners attend crisis talks on a ceasefire in Gaalkacyo and agree a way forward to resolve the conflict

PRESS STATEMENT 28/2016

13 Nov 2016

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

Transcript of Episode 11 of “Path to Peace” Radio Magazine

[Presenter] Welcome our honorable audiences to the talk show, in the talk show we will discuss main events towards the Somali peace process, in this eleventh episode, you will hear deputy of Jubbaland state administration's indirect electoral commission speaking about electoral p

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

SRSG Keating emphasizes importance of meeting parliamentary quota for women in Puntland following initial round of voting for Lower House

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating reminded Puntland electoral officials and stakeholders of their obligation to achieve the 30 per cent quota of seats for women in Somalia’s future parliament during a visit to the Puntland state capital toda

08 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

Presidents Guled and Gaas instruct their military commanders to implement ceasefire in Gaalkacyo in presence of PM Sharmarke and SRSG Keating

PRESS STATEMENT 27/2016

07 Nov 2016

INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks in the east African nation as it continues to make significant strides in its peace process after two decades of lawlessness and conflict.

07 Nov 2016

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