News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

PRESS STATEMENT 07/2018 The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, visited the Somali capital today and held a series of meetings with the country’s leadership to reiterate the UN’s support to the people and Federal Government of Somalia, as well as to…

Somalia’s international partners are gravely concerned over the latest armed clashes taking place today near the Tukaraq area of the Sool region between Puntland and ‘Somaliland,’ and are urgently calling for an immediate ceasefire. According to reports, heavy fighting broke out earlier this morning…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack of 1 April 2018 perpetrated by Al-Shabaab against the Ugandan contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Lower Shabelle in Somalia in which a number of soldiers were killed and injured. The…

Following the finalization of a number of key political milestones in Somalia, including the completion of the federalization map, landmark parliamentary and presidential elections, endorsement of the Somalia National Development Plan 2017-2019 (NDP) and expiry of the New Deal Compact and the UN’s…

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are extremely concerned by recent political and security developments in Mogadishu that risk derailing hard-earned political, economic…

PRESS STATEMENT 01/2018 Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and economic affairs of the country. “Women kept Somali families together during…

New York – We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the factory floor and in the…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks of 23 February 2018 in Mogadishu that killed and injured innocent Somalis. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks perpetrated on 23 February in Mogadishu, which claimed the lives of many civilians and injured many others. He sends his profound condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of Somalia, and commends the response of…

Mogadishu – The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States welcomed the decisions taken at the meeting of Somalia’s National Security Council (NSC) from 6-10 February 2018. The NSC…

Geneva / Mogadishu – Armed conflict in Somalia continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods, displacing millions of people, and impeding access to humanitarian relief for communities in need, a UN report published on Sunday said. Entitled “Protection of…

Mogadishu – Today, the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations signed the UN Strategic Framework for Somalia (UNSF), framing UN support to Somalia’s development priorities over the coming four years. The signatories were H.E. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, United Nations Special…