Mission News

  • 09 Jan 2018 - Mogadishu – A group of 31 British soldiers who are concluding their tour of duty with the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) were today awarded medals for their distinguished service in Mogadishu. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG),...
  • 12 Dec 2017 - Baidoa - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) held a one-day business seminar for 20 Somali entrepreneurs on Tuesday 12 December, 2017 in Baidoa, the administrative capital of the South West state. Participants, who included three women, were nominated for the...
  • 07 Dec 2017 - Mogadishu – UN Volunteers (UNV) in Somalia marked International Volunteer Day on 6 December, with renewed dedication to impact positively the communities where they work. The volunteers were joined by senior UN officials for a day of reflection and...
  • 06 Dec 2017 - To strengthen inter-mission collaboration and coordination for signals training, the United Nations Signals Academy (UNSA) organized a first-of-its-kind workshop for missions’ training focal points (representatives from missions collaborating...
  • 04 Dec 2017 - Mogadishu – A high-level security conference on Somalia has agreed to an “urgent development of realistic, conditions-based transition plan”, to transfer the national security responsibility from the AU Mission in Somalia...
  • 01 Nov 2017 - Mogadishu – The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in coordination with AMISOM and the African Union held a two-day workshop in Mogadishu to review a draft Joint Boards of Inquiry Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reimbursement of claims by troop and police...
  • 24 Oct 2017 - Mogadishu - United Nations staff members today gathered in Mogadishu to commemorate UN Day with a promise to continue their support for the people of Somalia in their quest for lasting peace and security. The event was attended by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-...
  • 21 Oct 2017 - Mogadishu - Top African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and United Nations officials yesterday joined the Federal Government of Somalia in mourning the victims of last weekend’s bomb attack. The event, organized by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Civil...
  • 02 Oct 2017 - UNSOS is providing oversight to a borehole project, which will sink new water wells in 30 locations in South Central Somalia. So far, a total of 6 water strikes have been recorded, with a highly significant quantity of groundwater. The wells will provide relief to thousands...
  • 04 Aug 2017 - Mogadishu - Mr. Geoffrey Prewitt, Chief of the Development Programming Section at UNV Bonn, Germany, visited Somalia last week and interacted with UN volunteers placed in various UN agencies in the country. He also met with senior UN officials in Mogadishu. Prewitt addressed a...

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