As the world moves ahead to mark International Women’s Day, the clock on women’s rights is moving backwards. All of us are paying the price.
The cascading crises of recent years have highlighted how women’s leadership is more crucial than ever.
Women...
14 Feb 2022 - What is the role of the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC’s) and Police Contributing PCC’s when it comes to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Somalia?
Dr. Omar Abdulle Alasow: The TCC’s and PCC’s have an obligation to respect and ensure respect for International...
01 Feb 2022 - Freetown, Sierra Leone - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission have successfully concluded a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) exercise to establish the preparedness of the Sierra Leone...
07 Jan 2022 - Mogadishu - On arrival in Mogadishu to serve, 28 personnel of the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) underwent a five-day induction training, which was held with the support of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS).
The 28 personnel from the Uganda Peoples Defense...
12 Dec 2021 - Mogadishu - The UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and AMISOM medical sections provided training to military and police medics in handling combat emergencies.
The training was conducted by facilitators from UNSOS, the UK-Mission Support Team (UK-MST), the United Nations Mine...
09 Dec 2021 - UN staff in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Friday, 3 December 2021 turned out in droves, to take part in a fun run, to mark the International Volunteers Day (IVD). This was in solidarity with the volunteerism campaign and in line with this year’s theme, “Volunteer Now for Our Common...
09 Nov 2021 - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) facilitated a two-week long training for soldiers from the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on operating Micro Unmanned Aerial Systems (MUAS), aimed at enhancing the operational effectiveness of the troops. The...
01 Nov 2021 -
Humanitarian | OCHA releases Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2022
OCHA released the consolidated Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2022, which estimates that a total of 7.7 million Somalis will need...
28 Oct 2021 - Mogadishu–The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) Aviation Services Section has commenced a two-month Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services training for 16 Somali and AMISOM firefighters.
The specialized training covers modules on fire dynamics, first aid,...