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A member of the Somali Police Force's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attempts to disarm a mock explosive device during a training exercise. UNMAS with the help of UNSOS continues to provide specialized training to SPF officers on countering improvised explosive devices.

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.

Ms. Lisa Filipetto pays a courtesy call to the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Isse Awad. The two discussed issues of mutual interest, especially UN's support to state-building, peace-building and stabilization efforts in Somalia.

UNSOS Supports efforts to restore smiles on the faces of Somalis with cleft lip deformities

Baidoa - A medical team comprising of personnel from the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the international cleft lip charity ‘Smile Train’, and Bancroft Global Development, have carried out a week-long free cleft lip and palate surgeries, at the Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, t

26 Mar 2018

Freshly deployed Djiboutian troops arrive in Belet Weyne to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peace support operation on January 02, 2018. The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) provides a wide range of support services to AMISOM to enable it execute its mandate of helping stabilize Somalia.

A worker fills a water storage tank at the UN compound in Kismaayo, Somalia. UNSOS continues to provide logistical support to both UNSOM and AMISOM to enable them execute their mandate effectively.

A Djiboutian soldier serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) uses a sniffer dog to search a vehicle at the gate of Beletweyne Airport. UNSOS supplies security equipment to AMISOM for securing airports and other key installations.

Soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) board a United Nations helicopter at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia on December 6, 2017.

A UN helicopter is directed on the runway by a member of UNSOS at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 17, 2018. The Movement Control Section (MOVCON) under UNSOS is a critical function for the United Nations and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as it is responsible for air transport operations involving dispatch of supplies to troops, cargo, passengers, casualty evacuation and medical evacuation.

Secretary-General appoints Lisa Filipetto of Australia as Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lisa Filipetto of Australia as Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). Ms.

08 Feb 2018

UNSOS Supports efforts to restore smiles on the faces of Somalis with cleft lip deformities

Baidoa - A medical team comprising of personnel from the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the international cleft lip charity ‘Smile Train’, and Bancroft Global Development, have carried out a week-long free cleft lip and palate surgeries, at the Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa,

26 Mar 2018

The Secretary-General message on International Women’s Day

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.

08 Mar 2018

AU Peace Support Operations Division delegation visits Somalia

Mogadishu - A delegation from the African Union Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) is in Somalia to assess peacekeeping activities as the transfer of responsibilities from AMISOM to Somali national security forces begin to take shape.

13 Feb 2018

UNSOS - Aviation Safety and Security

The Aviation Safety Unit highlights the measures taken to ensure that UNSOS, UNSOM & AMISOM personnel and contractors are kept safe working in and out of Somalia while using the aviation services.