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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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Security Council Press Statement on Al Shabaab Attack against UNICEF in Garowe, Somalia

New Yor - The members of the Security Council are outraged by today’s attack against a United Nations vehicle in Garowe, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries.

21 Apr 2015

UPDATE: UN Special Representative for Somalia condemns terrorist attack on UN in Garowe

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, expressed outrage at today’s terrorist attack that resulted in the death of four UNICEF staff and two guards. Several others were injured.

20 Apr 2015

UN Special Representative for Somalia condemns attack on UN vehicle in Garowe

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns in the strongest terms the attack on a UN vehicle in Garowe that resulted in the death and injury of several people.

20 Apr 2015

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on UN Staff in Garowe, Somalia

New York - The Secretary-General expresses his outrage at the attack this morning on a UN vehicle in Garowe, Somalia's Puntland region. The attack resulted in the death of seven people, including four UN staff, and injury to several others.

20 Apr 2015

Int'l partners welcome launch of conf. towards formation of interim central regions administration

Mogadishu – The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), African Union Mission in Somalia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Ethiopia, Uganda and Turkey have welcomed the launch of the Adaado conference for t

17 Apr 2015

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu

The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack by Al-Shabaab on 14 April at the Ministry of Higher Education in Mogadishu which killed Somali civilians, as well as members of the Somalia National Security Forces and one AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) soldier, and inj

16 Apr 2015

UN Envoy to Somalia condemns terrorist attack on the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemns today's terrorist attack on the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education in Mogadishu city that resulted in the death and injuries of civilians, members of the security f

14 Apr 2015

UNSOM’s office in Garowe deliver generator to support Puntland’s police

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia’s (UNSOM) office in Garowe delivered a 20 KVA generator donated by the Somali Police Force (SPF) to Puntland’s Police Force today in the presence of the Puntland Minister of Security, the Puntland Police Commissioner, and Commanders of the Ce

30 Mar 2015

Read Out of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia

Sharm el-Sheikh - The Secretary-General met today with Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the margins of the summit of the League of Arab States.

29 Mar 2015

UN Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu

New York - The members of the Security Council strongly condemn the attack on 27 March on the Maka al-Mukarama hotel in Mogadishu, perpetrated by Al-Shabaab, which has caused the death and injury of many innocent Somalis, including Somalia’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Ge

29 Mar 2015

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