News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Members of Somalia’s Upper House today elected Abdi Hashi Abdullahi as their new speaker during a voting exercise held in the Somali capital. The veteran politician defeated his rival Mustaf Mohamed Qodah by receiving 43 of the 52 ballots cast in the first round of voting. The Upper House members…

Briefing by Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), at the 7873rd meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Somalia.

Eight police and military officers today received medals and certificates in recognition of their distinguished service as advisors with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Raisedon Zenenga, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, presented…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, yesterday completed a three-day fact-finding mission to Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia to highlight the devastating impact of the current drought. De Clercq, who is also the United Nations Resident…

Federal President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud emerged as the front-runner in the first round of the presidential voting by members of Somalia’s federal parliament today but fell far short of the required two-thirds majority to win outright, forcing a second round of balloting among the top four recipients…

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcomed the conclusion of yesterday’s presidential vote and extend their sincerest congratulations to Somalia’s new Federal President…

Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was today elected federal president of Somalia after defeating incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a hotly contested presidential election. Mr. Farmaajo was declared the winner after President Mohamud conceded defeat following the second round of…

The visiting United Nations Assistant Secretary General (ASG) for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, urged the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Federal Government of Somalia to uphold the observance of human rights by its forces during upcoming joint military operations against the…

PRESS STATEMENT 02/2017 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms today’s attack at a market in Mogadishu that reportedly killed at least twenty-five people and injured dozens more. At about 1300 hours, a…

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was today inaugurated as the ninth president of Somalia in a colourful ceremony attended by over 1,200 people including two neighbouring presidents, a prime minister and more than 100 diplomats. Farmaajo, who was elected on February 8, promised to restore Somalia’s dignity…

UNSOM welcomes the following joint declaration from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in response to the current drought: MOGADISHU DECLARATION ON REGIONAL COOPERATION ON THE CURRENT DROUGHT Mogadishu – Wednesday, 22 February 2016 - The following joint declaration was made in Mogadishu by H.E…