News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Mogadishu – As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations today congratulated Somali women for their achievements and stressed the added value of their political participation and representation…

Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia strongly condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed yesterday in the capital, Mogadishu, by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists. The two Somali humanitarian workers were involved with an ongoing polio vaccination campaign…

New York – On this year’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the world, including the media, faces an entirely new challenge: COVID-19. The pandemic has highlighted new perils for journalists and media workers, even as the number of attacks on their physical safety has…

Mogadishu – Despite its progress over recent years, Somalia remains a far from easy place for business and commerce, especially for women. Mohamed Muse Hassan is spearheading efforts to change this. The 32-year-old is Executive Director, as well as Founding Director, of the Institute of Innovation…

Fahima Ahmed Hassan is a 25-year-old community mobilizer who goes the extra mile to ensure parents of children under the age of five are well informed of the polio vaccination campaign and ready to vaccinate their children. Fahima and the other mobilisers are from the local community and they lay…

Mogadishu – Ahead of Somalia’s elections, the importance of the media’s role in the upcoming electoral process was centre-stage as a group of journalists gathered for an intensive, United Nations-backed training on strengthening their reporting on elections and voter education. “Election periods are…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners (see list below) have closely followed the establishment of the second Hirshabelle State regional assembly, the recent presidential election in the State and the ongoing preparations for the Somali federal elections. We look forward to working with the…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity again to update you on the situation in Somalia. I am especially pleased to speak to you today along with the Somali Prime Minister, His Excellency Mohamed Hussein Roble; as well as the Founder and Chair of the…

The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened,” the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday. Although the agreed model of voting “regrettably fell short” of the constitutional requirement for…

Good afternoon, We are very pleased to be in Garowe today. I would like to thank His Excellency, President Said Abdullahi Deni, and his team, for the warm welcome extended to us today. I am here today with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador…

Garowe – On their third group visit to Somalia’s Federal Member States (FMSs), representatives from some of the country’s main partners today emphasized the need for Somali leaders to remain in dialogue with one another, as well as continue in the spirit of consensus which has recently seen progress…

Fisheries | FAO supports marginalized fisherfolks on Bajuni Islands FAO provided fisherfolks on the small islands that make up the Bajuni archipelago off the Somali city of Kismayo with six boats and comprehensive fishing kits which will allow them to properly preserve fish, while allowing them to…