23 Jun 2023 - Mogadishu – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628(22) and 2670(22) which mandates ATMIS to drawdown 2000 soldiers by the end of June 2023.
Supported by the...
16 Jun 2023 - Cadale - A delegation of United Nations and African Union officials today visited Hirshabelle State, on a mission to inspect the Cadale Forward Operating Base (FOB) ahead of officially handing over the facility to the Federal Government of Somalia.
The delegation was led by...
08 Jun 2023 - Mogadishu– Somalia’s goal of regenerating and protecting its ecosystem received a boost on World Environment Day with the launch of a UN supported tree planting campaign primarily aimed at reducing the effects of climate change.
In partnership with the African Union Transition...
05 Jun 2023 - This World Environment Day is a call to beat plastic pollution.
Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide – one third of which is used just once.
Every day, the equivalent of over 2000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into our oceans, rivers,...
29 May 2023 - Colleague Peacekeepers,
On this special day of peacekeepers, I salute you all for your sacrifices and continued contribution to world peace and especially to the peace process in Somalia.
As we commemorate this...
28 Feb 2023 -
Education | UNICEF provides displaced children with access to learning
The prolongated drought in Somalia has exacted an extensive toll on access to education, with an estimated 3.85 million children and...
01 Feb 2023 -
Development | UN-Habitat installs streetlights to promote access and security in Berbera
UN-Habitat started installing solar streetlights on a six kilometre road leading to the Batalaale beach in Berbera,...
24 Jan 2023 - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has officially handed over Maslah Forward Operating Base (FOB) to the Federal Government of Somalia, ceding control of the facility it had occupied since 2012. The handover of the FOB was supported by the United Nations...
07 Dec 2022 - Mogadishu — Commemorations of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence continued in Mogadishu, Somalia, with the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) committing to redouble efforts to address violence against girls and women everywhere.
“Every girl has...
24 Nov 2022 - Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world.
Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member — and we know that other stresses, from the COVID-19 pandemic to economic turmoil, inevitably lead...
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