IN PICTURES: Fourth Mogadishu Marathon
Participants in the fourth Mogadishu marathon in honour of Samia Yusuf Omar, the Somali Athlete who lost her life while attempting to reach Europe. The participants ran a half marathon to raise funds for Aamin Ambulance in…
UNSOS joins hands with Somali communities to create public awareness on coronavirus
The United Nations Support Office for Somalia (UNSOS) has joined hands with communities in Baidoa, Belet Weyne and Kismayo to create a public awareness campaign to fight the spread of the coronavirus The campaign, including…
UNSOS Field Technology Services (FTS) Signals Academy conducts interoperability training for AMISOM and SNA
UNSOS through its Field Technology Services (FTS) Signals Academy, has been conducting interoperability training for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali security forces. The training aims to foster…
UNSOS Hands over AMISOM Transit camp
Mogadishu, 24 January 2020 – The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) on Thursday handed over a 400-bed facility to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to be used as a Transit Camp for both military and…
UN High-Level Week: Time for Solutions and Solidarity
The 75th session of the General Assembly will be unlike any other in the Organization’s history, occurring in the midst of a crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes: the COVID-19 pandemic. The corridors at Headquarters may…
The EU Training Mission and UN Support Office in Somalia Conduct InfoSec Awareness Course for SNAF Cadets
PRESS RELEASE The EU Training Mission and UN Support Office in Somalia Conduct InfoSec Awareness Course for SNAF Cadets Mogadishu, 17 September 2020 – On 14 - 16 September, the European Union Training Mission in Somalia and…
Baidoa Set to Boost Renewable Energy Production
Baidoa, the largest city in South West Somalia, will soon initiate its renewable energy production, reduce the cost for electricity and create jobs for the local population. This follows the UN Support Office in Somalia’s…
Excelling at learning and development during a pandemic
In spite of the hard-hitting coronavirus pandemic that necessitated the cancellation of all contact trainings that were to be conducted both inside and outside the mission area, the UNSOS Field Technology Section (FTS) has…
Boost to Somalia’s Aviation Sector Operations with Airport Rescue Fire-Fighting Training
The UNSOS Aviation Services Section recently concluded its maiden Basic Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) training in Mogadishu for AMISOM and Somali Aviation personnel. This is a huge milestone in Somalia’s…
Observing International Women’s Day in COVID-19 Times
International women’s day (IWD) 2021 was unpredictable, just like most other events since the COVID-19 pandemic begun. Over the past years, it’s been commemorated with pomp, colour and flare at live events. This year, the…
Reforesting Somalia
Before the rainy season, UNSOS used aerial reforestation, to drop 60,000 tree seedballs over 14 square kilometres in Somalia’s South West State. Thought to be the first operation of its kind in peacekeeping, the greening…
A round-up of activities of the UN system in Somalia in April 2021
Emergency | FAO in Somalia continues to find innovative ways to respond to and mitigate the desert locust crisis FAO in Somalia is continuously finding innovative ways to respond to and mitigate the desert locust crisis. The…