News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Garowe - The Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia signed an agreement today to resume relations and work together on peace and state-building priorities. High-ranking officials from the United Nations, the Inter-Governmental Authority (IGAD) and the European Union gathered in…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many people. “I strongly condemn last night’s cowardly terrorist attack. I am…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many people.

Mogadishu – The United Nations Somalia Mission (UNSOM) facilitated the first-ever awareness raising seminar for Somali lawmakers to increase their understanding of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - to which Somalia is a party. The seminar was attended by 26 Somali…

Mogadishu - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned an attack on African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces in Hiiraan region and called for calm as rival clans caused insecurity in the area. Armed men and rioters blocked and attacked…

New York – The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable exploitation through bonded labour, human trafficking, sexual slavery or…

New York – The Security Council today authorized the African Union to maintain deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 30 November 2015, while also amending several aspects of the sanctions regime against the strife-torn east African nation. Through resolution 2182 (2014)…

Mogadishu – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, arrived in Mogadishu to pledge support for Somalia’s transition and for efforts to strengthen security and development across the wider Horn of Africa region.The joint high level visit comes at…

Mogadishu, 29 October 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, arrived in Mogadishu to pledge support for Somalia’s transition and for efforts to strengthen security and development across the wider Horn of Africa region.

Mogadishu – Your Excellency Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, thank you for your warm welcome and hospitality and I highly commend your leadership.As the President just said, I was in Mogadishu in December 2011, just about three years ago. It is good to be back…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, extends condolences on the death of Somali Police Commissioner Brig. Gen. Mohamed Hassan Ismail on 30 October 2014. "I was saddened to hear of the passing of Police Commissioner Ismail, and extend my sympathies to his…

The Integrated Strategic Framework, which was signed in Mogadishu on 29 October 2014, is the first comprehensive plan of the United Nations in Somalia in over 20 years and marks a milestone in the partnership between Somalia and the UN. Spelling out the UN’s contribution to the implementation of the…