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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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Young Somalis take action to mark International Youth Day

On August 12, as people from all over the world celebrated International Youth Day, hundreds of Somali youths took to the streets to take action and improve their communities in a clear demonstration of their relevance to peace and development in the country.

12 Aug 2018

Salad Yusuf Adow: Making inroads in the digital space to transform the youth

By his own account, Salad Yusuf Adow had an epiphany in 2015 that convinced him to launch his digital startup company Danleey.

12 Aug 2018

Nimo Ibrahim Omar: Using safe spaces for youth mobilisation

The relative peace and stability in Somalia have seen an increased use of safe spaces for transformative youth activities. Young people across the country gather in these spaces to exchange knowledge, share ideas, experiences and skills, and build friendships through arts and sports.

12 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

Joint IGAD-UNSOM mission completes visit aimed at helping resolve Tukaraq conflict

Mogadishu – A joint IGAD-UNSOM mission visited Garowe, Puntland, and Hargeisa, Somaliland, from 28 to 30 July 2018, to take forward ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tukaraq area of Sool region.

30 Jul 2018

Joint IGAD-UNSOM mission completes visit aimed at helping resolve Tukaraq conflict

Mogadishu - A joint IGAD-UNSOM mission visited Garowe, Puntland, and Hargeisa, Somaliland, from 28 to 30 July 2018, to take forward ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tukaraq area of Sool region.

30 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

In regional fora, Somali women forge united path on enhanced role in peace and reconciliation efforts

Baidoa, Dhumuusareb, Garowe, Jowhar, Kismayo – In especially-convened consultations in cities around Somalia this week, Somali women gathered to discuss enhancing their role in the country’s peace and reconciliation process and to strengthen the fight against violent extremism wh

26 Jul 2018

Solutions for Somalia require women to be front and centre - UN envoy

Garowe – The top United Nations official for Somalia today called for greater involvement of women in dealing with the country’s challenges on various fronts, including its efforts to bring about peace and stability.

25 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

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