17 Sep 2020 - 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 be less active than usual, but the programme is full...
17 Aug 2020 - 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 police personnel prior to their deployment into the...
31 Mar 2020 - 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 interoperability between AMISOM and Somali security...
18 Mar 2020 - 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...
07 Mar 2020 - 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 support of the Somali community. The event was co-...
19 Nov 2019 - Mogadishu, 29 September— A high-level conference kicked off in Mogadishu on Sunday, with the aim to develop a comprehensive roadmap to guide activities and operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) from 2019 to 2021 and align them to its revised Concept of...
19 Nov 2019 - On 28 August, the Somali Federal Minister of Defence, Hon. Hassan Ali Mohamed, visited the UNSOS camp in Mogadishu and was taken for a tour of UNSOS facilities by Ms. Lisa Filipetto, Head of UNSOS. The Minister visited the UNSOS aeromedical transit centre which facilitates...
19 Nov 2019 - Participants in the Samia Yusuf Omar Memorial Run that took place in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 08 March 2019. The UNSOS Staff Welfare and Recreation Committee co-organised the half marathon to mark the International Women's Day. The event attracted international and local athletes...
26 Jul 2019 - Mogadishu, 25 July 2019— The United Nations in Somalia today marked the arrival of a new contingent of Ugandan peacekeepers charged with ensuring the safety of the world body’s staff in their compound in the capital city, Mogadishu.
At a handover ceremony, the arrival of...
17 Jul 2019 - Mogadishu, 17 July 2019 - The United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan, yesterday awarded medals to officers of a United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) for distinguished service.
The soldiers, belonging to UN Guard Unit 5, were awarded the United Nations Medal for Special Service...
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