News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Mogadishu – Senior Somali security officers and their armoury storekeepers have received training in weapons monitoring and stockpile management over a two-day workshop in the capital, Mogadishu.The workshop, organized by the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations Assistance Mission in…

Garowe - Your Excellency, President of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, Your Excellency, Minister of Planning for the Federal Government of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Mohamed Dini, Your Excellency, Minister of Religious Affairs of Djibouti, Your Excellency, Vice President of…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today expressed his concern over escalation of tensions in Baidoa surrounding a federal state-building conference.“It is important that all parties remain calm, committed to dialogue and support…

Excellency, It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of former Somali Prime Minister Abdirisak Hajji Hussein on 31 January 2014.His integrity and commitment to justice and good governance inspired generations of Somalis. From his early years as a member of the Somali Youth League to…

Mogadishu - For centuries, Somalis have practiced Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), a procedure that has severe consequences for the health of thousands girls and women in the country. But through advocacy and education, Somalia is witnessing a gradual shift in perceptions, with more…

Kismayo - Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Fatiha Serour, paid a visit to Kismayo on 5 February, where she met with the Leader of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA), Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islan Madobe, and members of his cabinet."I congratulate you on the…

Mogadishu - The Japanese ambassador Tatsushi Terada handed over today office equipment to the Somali Police Force (SPF), procured and delivered through the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), in a further sign of the international community’s support to Somalia in security and justice. The…

Mogadishu – At the Jazeera camp, the biggest military training facility in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, things get started very early in the morning. The new recruits of the Somali National Army (SNA) start their hard physical training at 4.30am. The hours pass with runs, drills, exercises…

Mogadishu - A vehicle exploded close to a convoy of UN vehicles about 12.30 today near the international airport in Mogadishu. The UN in Somalia strongly condemns the attack and expresses deep sorrow at the reported deaths and injuries of Somali bystanders. A UN car was damaged but no UN staff were…

The members of the Security Council are outraged by today’s terrorist attack which targeted a UN convoy in Mogadishu, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council extended their condolences to the victims and…

Attack in Mogadishu, Somalia The Secretary-General condemns the attack on a convoy of UN vehicles that occurred today near the international airport in Mogadishu. The Secretary-General expresses his deep condolences to the families of the Somali citizens that have been killed as a result of this…

Mogadishu – The joint UN and AMISOM working group on the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) held its inaugural meeting in Mogadishu on 15 February, discussing a range of ways to build national institutions with a strong human rights foundation in Somalia.On 13 July 2011, the UN Secretary…