08 Mar 2018 - 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. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the...
13 Feb 2018 - 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.
During its four-day stay in Somalia,...
08 Feb 2018 - 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. Filipetto will succeed Hubert Hudson Price II of the United States to whom the Secretary-...
02 Feb 2018 - The AU Mission in Somalia feted the outgoing Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Hubert Price, for his efforts to improve the logistical support to AU troops on the frontline, at a ceremony held in Mogadishu, on 30 January 2018.
Mr. Price...
17 Jan 2018 - Mogadishu - Eleven officers who served on the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group (ROLSIG) of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), were today decorated with medals for their distinguished...
16 Jan 2018 - Nairobi - The UN Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched a new phase of training for African peacekeeping troops focusing on heavy engineering operations.
Twelve troops drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia, are among trainees undergoing a three...
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...