News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Mogadishu – PRESS STATEMENT 10/2018 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) condemns the obstruction and attack on a convoy of UN vehicles that occurred along the road between the cities of Galkayo and Adaado in Galmudug state on Saturday, 3 November. The convoy was accompanied by a…

Mogadishu – The events unfolding in the last few days, including the divisions among the stakeholders, ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Somalia’s South West State have the potential to lead to violence. The United Nations Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) calls on all parties and stakeholders…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) strongly condemns the deadly attack which took place in Mogadishu today, reportedly leaving many people dead and wounded. “We join the people and the Federal Government of Somalia in condemning this act of terror in no uncertain…

Mogadishu – The Secretary-General condemns the bomb attacks perpetrated today in Mogadishu which resulted in the loss of many civilian lives. He sends his profound condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. The Secretary-General trusts that Somalis will…

Mogadishu – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks of 9 November 2018, which killed and injured innocent Somalis. The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well…

Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Somalia’s South West State, a senior United Nations official today urged all stakeholders in the poll to act in accordance with established rules for the balloting in order to promote a free, fair and transparent vote in the state’s regional assembly.…

PRESS STATEMENT 13/2018 Mogadishu – Launching the ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ in Somalia today, the United Nations called on all sectors of Somali society to take concrete steps to help bring an end to such violence. “Somalia has made significant strides to prevent and…

Mogadishu - The annual 16-day campaign of activism against gender-based violence was launched at a press briefing today in the Somali capital. Global in scope, the campaign seeks to raise awareness on the need to end violence against women and girls and is led by the UN Women agency with…

PRESS STATEMENT 14/2018 Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, strongly condemned today’s terrorist attacks in the city of Galkayo and the Somali capital that killed a prominent cleric and a number of other civilians. Al-Shabaab has claimed…

Mogadishu - Hundreds of women from across Somalia gathered on the Somali capital Mogadishu on 28-29 November to reaffirm their position and recommit themselves for peace, reconciliation and prevention of violent extremism. The mood at the two-day Women’s Peace Forum was electric with peace songs and…

Sayid-Ali Abdullahi Salad vividly remembers the fateful day at the height of the civil war in Somalia in 1997 when his life was changed forever – a seemingly routine meeting to resolve a dispute erupted into violence that almost cost the volunteer peace mediator his life. Together with other peace…

Mogadishu – PRESS STATEMENT 15/2018 Marking International Anti-Corruption Day, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia today underlined the importance of strengthening the rule of law and of building accountable and transparent institutions. “Corruption and lack of transparency…