UNPOS Quarterly
Issue 4, April 2012 [English] [Somali]
UNPOS Quarterly
Issue 3, October 2011 [English] [Somali]
UNPOS Quarterly
Issue 2, June 2011
UNPOS Quarterly
Issue 1, March 2011
UNPOS Statement Condemning Recent Terror Attacks
Mogadishu, 18 February 2013 - The UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) condemns the terror attacks that have occurred in Somalia during the first half of February 2013, including the killing of leading Somali Islamic…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Somalia
New York, 05 February 2013 – The Secretary-General is deeply disappointed over the one-year sentences handed down in Mogadishu today against a woman and a Somali journalist. The woman alleged she was raped by armed men in…
Report of the UN Secretary-General on Somalia
The Secretary-General's Report (S/2013/69) of 31 January 2013 provides an update on major developments that occurred in Somalia on the three major tracks of the United Nations approach — (i) political; (ii) security; and (iii…
After almost three years in captivity, the hostages of the ship were set free in December 2012 and the UNPOS Counter Piracy Unit arranged for the repatriation of the crew members and flew to Bossaso on 30 December to receive them.
A new start for released hostages
After almost three years in captivity, the hostages of the ship were set free in December 2012 and the UNPOS Counter Piracy Unit arranged for the repatriation of the crew members and flew to Bossaso on 30 December to receive…
UNPOS Statement on Opening of Trial in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 01 February 2013 – The UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) notes that charges have been filed against five individuals in the case opened by the Somali National Police investigating the publication in the media…
SRSG Mahiga Statement on Assassination of Somali Journalist
Mogadishu, 18 January 2013 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga condemned the murder of Shabelle radio journalist Abdihared Osman Adan, who was shot and…
Year End Letter from SRSG Mahiga
We have come to the end of an historic year for Somalia, for the region and for the rest of the international community. On 10 September 2012 a new Somali Parliament, sitting in Mogadishu, elected a President—the first such…
UN Special Representative’s statement on the IGAD Grand Stabilization Plan for South Central Somalia
Mogadishu, 08 December 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga welcomes the statement issued by the Joint Committee of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development…