NOTICE

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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UNSOM hosts workshop on Somalia’s New Policing Model

Mogadishu - A three-day workshop to discuss the modalities of implementing Somalia’s New Policing Model in HirShabelle state commenced today in Mogadishu.

26 Apr 2017

First conference for Somali women legislators opens in Mogadishu

Mogadishu - Somali women parliamentarians attended the opening of the first annual consultative conference since the conclusion of the 2016 electoral process to discuss their roles in legislative assemblies.

25 Apr 2017

President Farmaajo visits Baidoa to assess impact of drought

Baidoa - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo today visited the capital of South West state to assess the effects of drought on the federal member state that has been hardest hit by the crisis.

25 Apr 2017

Measles vaccination campaign launched in Somalia

Baidoa - Somalia today launched a measles immunization campaign that seeks to vaccinate 110,000 children under the age of five against the deadly disease in the southern and central regions of the country.

24 Apr 2017

International partners welcome the outcomes of consultations led by the President with federal member state leaders

Somalia’s international partners welcome the decisions taken by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) at the recent two-day consultation meeting in Mogadishu.

17 Apr 2017

Police officer Amino Ali Hiirey champions women and girls' rights

Amino Ali Hiirey is a police officer working in one of the most dangerous countries to police - Somalia.

17 Apr 2017

Hussein Qoje connecting businesses and customers through Yellow Pages

Hussein Mohamed Qoje, the man behind a new publication causing a major buzz in Mogadishu, says he was driven by the need to bring the business community together.

17 Apr 2017

Binti Ibrahim Ali: The shining light for Somali women seeking a voice

When Somalia's civil war abated Binti Ibrahim Ali returned to Somalia from Kenya where she had grown up as a Somali migrant. Her aim was to help rebuild her country; but the destruction she found was astounding, she admits.

17 Apr 2017

Boosting Jubbaland police capacity to dispose of deadly unexploded ordnances

A team of 10 Somali police officers from Jubbaland state are being trained by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Explosive Ordinance Disposal to help boost security in Somalia’s federal states. Officials say this course is timely given the increasing use of improvised explosive d

13 Apr 2017

SRSG Keating condemns increased attacks against civilians

PRESS STATEMENT 05/2017

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating strongly condemned the recent spate of terrorist incidents that have caused carnage among Somali communities.

11 Apr 2017

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