News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

New York - The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms yesterday’s terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council expressed their condolences to the…

Mogadishu – The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, arrived yesterday in Mogadishu to begin a five-day visit to Somalia. Ms. Cheng-Hopkins will discuss with the Federal Government as well as with Somali people in the next few days priorities for support through…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Nicholas Kay met today with the Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banadir Regional Administration, Hassan Mohamed Hussein “Mungab” at the headquarters of the Administration. The Mayor outlined the priorities of his…

Mogadishu – The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, today concluded a five-day visit to Somalia, announcing an additional US$7 million in support of peacebuilding activities in newly recovered areas of south-central Somalia.“We are committed to spending $10…

MOGADISHU – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has highlighted the need for urgent funding to relieve the serious humanitarian situation in the country, noting that without additional support, many vulnerable Somalis risked falling deeper into crisis.…

Mogadishu - SRSG Kay: It is a great pleasure today to welcome Assistant Secretary-General Judy Cheng-Hopkins, who is responsible for peacebuilding in the United Nations in New York. Judy has long experience – 36 years – working in the United Nations. She has worked in humanitarian, development…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay has condemned the attack in Baidoa today that resulted in the death of many civilians and injuries to many more.“I am shocked and saddened by the attack in Baidoa today. I urge the authorities to…

Mogadishu - Somalia has begun to take concrete steps to combat the widespread problem of sexual violence; at the end of a 5-day consultative meeting in Mogadishu, the Federal Government of Somalia unveiled a decisive plan to deal with rampant sexual violence with the support of international…

Nairobi – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today addressed members of the international community in Nairobi on the situation in Somalia in a joint briefing with AU Special Representative Mohamed Saleh Annadif and Director of the UN Support…

Mogadishu - Speaking at the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies in Mogadishu today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay highlighted the political, economic and security progress that Somalia has made and called on the Federal Government and Parliament to make…

Jowhar - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay today made his first visit to the town of Jowhar, in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region. Mr Kay is the highest-ranking UN official to visit the town for the in more than two decades. Accompanied by officials from the…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, today presided over the formal inauguration of the United Nations Guard Unit, a defensive military entity mandated to protect UN staff and installations in Mogadishu.The UNGU is made up of 410 troops…