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The Head of UNSOS, Ms. Lisa Filipetto, attends the Joint Host-Country Relations Committee inaugural meeting on 18 April 2018. The meeting consisted of FGS and UN officials, who discussed the Terms of Reference that will guide the committee's work.

Military officers serving under AMISOM undergo a field communication training in Mogadishu, Somalia on 28 May 2018. This is just one of the number of trainings UNSOS regularly conducts for AMISOM troops to enable them to effectively carry out their mandate in Somalia.

UNSOS provides crucial support to AMISOM troops in a continuously evolving environment. This involves delivering logistics to troops operating in remote parts of the country. The logistical support by UNSOS enhances the troops' capabilities to carry out operations in order to deliver on the AMISOM mandate.

Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) offload food from a truck at Kismaayo Airport, on December 19, 2017. The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) supplies food rations to soldiers serving under AMISOM.

UNSOS launches solar panel installations in Kismaayo and Mogadishu with plans to accelerate the transition to sustainable use of energy by scaling up solar power projects in other sectors. UNSOS is committed to sustainable development and realizing #SDG7; affordable and clean energy.

UK 70 Medal Award Ceremony

A group of UK 70 soldiers were awarded medals this week by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, DSRSG Raisedon Zenenga, and the Director of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Mr.

19 Jul 2018

UNSOS has acquired five additional armored ambulances to enhance the management of medical emergencies in the mission. The acquisition of the ultra-modern ambulances to be deployed in sectors within AMISOM area of operation is part of the critical support provided by UNSOS.

Somali National Army (SNA) personnel offload food delivered by UNSOS aboard a UN cargo plane onto a waiting military truck at Baidoa Airport. In the month of July, UNSOS delivered nearly 30 tons of food rations to SNA troops in the South West region. The rations were handed over to the Somali troops as part of the logistical support package by UNSOS to the Somali National Security Forces in its joint operations with AMISOM.

UK 70 Medal Award Ceremony

A group of UK 70 soldiers were awarded medals this week by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, DSRSG Raisedon Zenenga, and the Director of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Mr.

19 Jul 2018

Somalia Partnership Forum puts politics, security and the economy firmly on the agenda

Somali politics, security and the economy will all be on the agenda next week at an international meeting in Brussels where the Somali Government and its partners will be looking for ways to enhance peace and development across the Horn of Africa country

16 Jul 2018

Secretary-General's Message for the International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2018

On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East.

01 Jun 2018

Ongoing groundwater exploration in Baidoa, south-central Somalia.

Ongoing groundwater exploration in Baidoa, south-central Somalia. UNSOS carries out the borehole drilling using specialized geospatial technology in combination with geophysical surveys to locate areas with high potential for groundwater.

29 May 2018

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