16 Mar 2018 - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are extremely concerned by recent political and security developments in Mogadishu that risk derailing hard-earned...
08 Mar 2018 - PRESS STATEMENT 01/2018
Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and economic affairs of the country.
“Women kept Somali...
12 Feb 2018 - Mogadishu - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States welcomed the decisions taken at the meeting of Somalia’s National Security Council (NSC) from 6-10...
Senior federal and state-level government officials and international partners attend high-level roundtable meeting on Somalia's drought response and recovery UN Photo/Omar Abdisalan
30 Jan 2018 - JOINT PRESS RELEASE
One year after Somalia declared drought as a national emergency, famine has so far been averted due to a large-scale, collective, and unprecedented humanitarian response. Today, the country is marking a turning point toward ending the cycle of recurring...
24 Dec 2017 - PRESS STATEMENT 21/2017
The top United Nations official for Somalia has welcomed the country’s recent adoption of a federal budget as a major milestone in its economic development, bringing it one step closer to gaining access to funds from international financial institutions...
07 Dec 2017 - PRESS STATEMENT 20/2017
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, welcomes the signing of a power-sharing agreement by Galmudug State President Ahmed Duale Ghelle “Xaaf” and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a (ASWJ) leader Sheikh Shakir.
The Special...
05 Dec 2017 -
Mogadishu – Today, the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations signed the UN Strategic Framework for Somalia (UNSF), framing UN support to Somalia’s development...
04 Dec 2017 - The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan):
The members of the Security Council welcomed the successful conclusion of the Somalia Security Conference and the inaugural Somalia Partnership Forum in Mogadishu on 4 and...
29 Nov 2017 - PRESS STATEMENT 19/2017
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) congratulates Mr. Muse Bihi Abdi of the Peace, Unity and Development (KULMIYE) Party on his election as President of “Somaliland”, as confirmed by the “Somaliland” Supreme Court yesterday.
Both...
15 Oct 2017 -
PRESS STATEMENT 18/2017
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned yesterday’s bombings in the Somali capital that have killed a large number of innocent civilians.
“I am shocked and appalled by the number of lives...
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