News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Violence against women and girls is pervasive in Somalia, making Somalia one of the worst places to be a woman. The continuation of rape and harmful practices, such as polygamy, early and forced marriages, female genital mutilation, wife inheritance, continues to undermine efforts towards increased…

I am delighted to be amongst so many committed and distinguished ladies and gentlemen who are leaders in putting an end to violence against women. Thank you for your strong commitment and engagement. If we are united, between men and women, among government leaders, business communities and civil…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the hijacking of a fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia on 22 November, 2015. “I condemn in the strongest terms any form of armed robbery or piracy at sea,” declared SRSG Kay. “While Somalia…

The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy are deeply concerned about reports of rising tensions in the Somali city of Gaalkacyo following an outbreak of fighting on 22 November that left at least six…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns in the strongest terms the renewed outbreak of hostilities in the Somali city of Gaalkacyo this morning and calls on all parties to immediately cease fire and open dialogue to find a peaceful solution to…

The United Nations, the European Union (EU), the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcome the signing of an agreement between Puntland and Galmudug yesterday and congratulate Presidents Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas and Abdikarim…

The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy condemn in the strongest terms the renewed outbreak of hostilities in the Somali city of…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned yesterday’s assassination of the Somali journalist Hinda Haji Mohamed, who worked for the government-run Radio Mogadishu and Somali National Television stations. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for…

HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, today co-hosted the Seventh High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) in the Somali capital. The December HLPF brought together a…

Your Excellency, Mr. President of the Federal Government of Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud; and all the other excellencies gathered here. I am delighted to be co-chairing this event, and welcoming you back to Mogadishu. In 2014 we declared that 2015 should be the year of federalism and delivery…

Today is International Human Rights Day. International Human Rights Day is observed yearly on 10 December to commemorate the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long…

H.E. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, H.E. The Speaker of the Federal Parliament, Mohammed Osman Jawari, H.E. The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Presidents of existing and emerging Federal Member States [1]…