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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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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Muslim Charities Forum meet International partners up scale up relief assistance to victims of drought

Humanitarian partners involved in efforts to address the current drought crisis in Somalia, held a meeting Tuesday to discuss ways of strengthening partnerships to better deliver assistance to affected communities.

11 Apr 2017

The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the OIC, H.E. Ambassador Hesham Yussef, giving an opening address at the Humanitarian Coordination Meeting for the Renewed Commitment to Prevent Famine in Somalia in the capital of Mogadishu on April 11, 2017. UN Photo

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Muslim Charities Forum meet International partners to scale up relief assistance to victims of drought

11 Apr 2017

Emergency Directors visit Baidoa and Kismaayo to assess humanitarian needs of drought victims

Emergency Directors today visited Baidoa and Kismaayo to assess the impact of drought on populations in South West and Jubbaland states which are the worst affected throughout Somalia.

10 Apr 2017

Somalia marks International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Hundreds of Somali youth joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday.

07 Apr 2017

Hassan Aden desperate to stay alive as drought continues to bite

Hassan Buule Aden, is 40 years old and one of the new arrivals at Al-Adala camp for internally displaced persons seeking a quick response from government and the international community to help mitigate the devastating drought.

05 Apr 2017

UN Special Representative for Somalia visits Somaliland to assess impact of drought

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, concluded a two-day visit to Somaliland to assess the impact of the prolonged drought on its population.

03 Apr 2017

Diplomatic Avenue: UN envoy Keating interview with Talal al-Haj on Al Arabiya News Channel

01 Apr 2017

SRSG Keating welcomes Parliament’s approval of new cabinet: a green light for action

PRESS STATEMENT 04/2017

31 Mar 2017

Somalia IDPs appeal for more humanitarian aid to avert hunger

It took Fatuma Abdi Ahmed four days to hike from Kunturwaareey district in Lower Shabelle region of the South West State of Somalia, to Mogadishu fleeing the ongoing drought which has affected thousands of families in Somalia. She fled with five children, after losing two to hunger.

30 Mar 2017

Nalo Musdhaf remains hopeful in the face of severe drought

Nalo Nuura Musdhaf, 26, could not bear the pain of losing one of her children to hunger and had to flee her home in Maayla-Murug, in Lower Shabelle region, before another one died.

29 Mar 2017

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