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...
19 Jul 2017 - Mogadishu - UN Guard Unit (UNGU) members were congratulated for their year of service in Somalia at a ceremony in Mogadishu today that was hosted by the Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating and the Head of the United Nations...
12 Jul 2017 - Mogadishu – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) officially handed over the premises of the Somali National University back to federal government authorities on Tuesday, relinquishing control of the institution, which it had occupied for the last 10 years.
AU troops...
07 Apr 2017 -
United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity.
Around the world, the Blue Helmets are the concrete expression of the Charter’s determination “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
The achievements of peace operations...
11 Mar 2017 - ENTEBBE – A specialised course on Information and Communications Technology aimed at equipping women in the military and Police with ICT skills is ongoing at the United Nations Signals Academy (UNSA), located inside the UN Regional...
09 Mar 2017 - New York, 9 March 2017: The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for consideration by the General Assembly.
During his first week in office, in January 2017, the Secretary-General...
10 Feb 2017 - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) provided critical support to the just concluded presidential election in Somalia, ensuring that the exercise was not only held on schedule but also went on smoothly.
UNSOS had the herculean task of getting the venue of the...
14 Dec 2016 - Mogadishu, 13 December 2016 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating has commended the United Kingdom government for deploying soldiers to support the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Speaking during a United Nations...