News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Mogadishu – Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon today launched the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF), a new financing mechanism outlined in the Somali Compact that is intended to streamline development assistance support the development of strong, country-owned systems."The SDRF…

New York, 30 October 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fatiha Serour (Algeria) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia. The Secretary-General extends his sincere thanks to Peter De Clercq of the Netherlands who served as Deputy Special…

Mogadishu, 1 November 2013 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on 31 October delivered 1,000 units of body armor to the Somali Police Force (SPF), as part of ongoing efforts to reinforce officer safety. The body armor was procured by the United Nations with funding from the…

Beletweyne, 5 November 2013 – The Director General of the Ministry of Interior and National Security, Mr. Ali Abtidon Halane, today opened the Hiil Walaal Rehabilitation Centre for disengaged combatants in Beletweyne, in the Hiiran region of Somalia.As part of its mandate, UNSOM supports security…

Mogadishu - Presented by Mr. Waldemar Vrey, Director of Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group, UNSOM. Your Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Honourable Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jowari, Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia,Honourable Abdikarim…

New York - The members of the Security Council are outraged by yesterday's bomb attack in Mogadishu, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility, and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council extend their condolences to the victims and their families, as…

New York - The Security Council today extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to 31 October 2014, requesting the African Union to increase the troop strength of that regional peacekeeping body from 17,731 to a maximum of 22,126 uniformed personnel as part of overall…

Mogadishu – Investigators and prosecutors this week received training on crime scene management and criminal procedures as part of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia’s (UNSOM) support for the Federal Government of Somalia’s efforts to improve rule of law.The workshop, jointly organized and…

New York, 18 November 2013 – United Nations Security Council, Adopted Resolution 2125 (2013) which tightens anti-piracy measures,agrees to consider creation of specialized courts in Somalia, broader region. [Read more]

New York, 19 November 2013 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the deadly attacks today against a police station in Beledweyne, Somalia, which follow a number of similar attacks on the Somali people in recent weeks. These acts of terrorism against the Government and people of Somalia have…

Garowe - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay visited Garowe today, the first stop of a three-day tour in the Federal State of Puntland. During his meeting with Puntland President Abdirahman Farole, he expressed his great sorrow over the recent tropical…

Mogadishu – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Kay concluded today a three-day visit in the Federal State of Puntland with stops in the cities of Garowe, Galkayo and Bosasso ahead of the Puntland Parliamentary selection process in December and the Presidential elections…