News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

(As delivered, 23 May 2022) New York/Mogadishu – Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for…

Mogadishu/New York – James Swan, UN Special Representative for Somalia, urged Somali authorities and the international community to capitalise on the "moment of opportunity" following the recent conclusion of the election. In his remarks to the United Nations Security Council, Mr. Swan, who also…

New York - On 26 May 2022, the Secretary-General held a phone call with H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Secretary-General welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process and congratulated Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as the 10th…

Business development | UNIDO helps promote Somali businesses in Italy In collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Enterprises Development Units, UNIDO organized the visit of a Somali business delegation to participate in…

Baidoa – Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit today, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis amidst heightened risks of famine. “The situation is extremely…

Baidoa – It was December 2009, and Ilyas Abdilatif Sheikh Yusuf was in a fine mood. After seven years of arduous study, he found himself at the Shamu Hotel, in Mogadishu, to mark his graduation from Benadir University. Receiving a medical degree was the last milestone before beginning his medical…

Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and children, be strengthened. “The human rights of the survivors of sexual…

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have resulted in a 160 percent increase in people…

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have resulted in a 160 percent increase in people…

[As prepared for delivery] Ladies and Gentlemen, I am speaking to you today because Somalia is on the brink of a devastating and widespread hunger and mass starvation that could claim hundreds of thousands of lives. Since the beginning of the year, the drought emergency in Somalia has worsened…

[As prepared for delivery] Ladies and Gentlemen, New York – I am speaking to you today because Somalia is on the brink of a devastating and widespread hunger and mass starvation that could claim hundreds of thousands of lives. Since the beginning of the year, the drought emergency in Somalia has…

Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia today congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his inauguration, and said it looks forward to working with his administration in support of achieving national priorities. The inauguration ceremony for Somalia’s tenth president was held in the venue…