Mogadishu - Wrapping up his three-day solidarity visit to Somalia, UN Under Secretary-General Atul Khare highlighted the significant role played by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia...
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UK contributes £5 million to the UNSOS Trust Fund in support of Somali Security Forces
Mogadishu – The United Kingdom has donated £5 million to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) as contribution towards the Trust Fund established to support the Somali Security Forces...
UNSOS, ATMIS officials assess impact of floods on Forward Operating Bases
Dhobley, 6 December 2023 – Senior officials from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) visited Dhobley in Lower Jubaland...
UNSOS, FGS and ATMIS announce resumption of second phase troop drawdown
Mogadishu – Top officials of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the Federal Government of Somalia have announced the...
Head of UNSOS reaffirms UN commitment to the Somalia transition process
Jowhar – The Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Assistant Secretary-General Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, on Wednesday affirmed the United Nations commitment to enhance...
AMISOM Senior International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Advisor, Dr. Omar Abdulle Alasow, speaks on AMISOM’s obligation to the UN Secretary General’s Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP)

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...
COVID-19 vaccines: arrival and rollout in Somalia: 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for frontline workers and the most vulnerable
Mogadishu – Efforts to protect Somalis during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic stepped up today with the arrival of the first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine...
Joint AU-UN team examines the implementation of the Somalia Transition Plan
Mogadishu, 15 March 2019 – A visiting African Union and United Nations (AU-UN) delegation winds up its weeklong assessment tour of Somalia this weekend, after evaluating progress made by the African...
Joint AU-UN team arrives in Somalia to review AMISOM’s mandate
Mogadishu 8, March 2019 – A joint delegation from the African Union and the United Nations is in Somalia to assess progress made in implementing the Somalia Transition Plan whose key objective is the...
AMISOM and Somali government laud UNSOS for support in establishing community radios in Somalia
Mogadishu - African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) have lauded the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) for support offered in establishing...
Somalia holds high-level security conference to deliberate on a security transition plan
Mogadishu – A high-level security conference on Somalia has agreed to an “urgent development of realistic, conditions-based transition plan”, to transfer the national security responsibility from the...
UNSOS coordinates the sinking of 30 boreholes across South Central Somalia
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...
London Conference on Somalia FAQs factsheet [EN/SO]

1. What was discussed at the London Conference for Somalia, held on 11 May? Strengthening of National Security and the International Security Guarantee. More Inclusive, Stable Politics. Economic...
Women in peacekeeping undergo specialised training in Information and Communications Technology
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...
UNSOS provides critical support to Somalia’s presidential election
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...
AMISOM and UNSOS launch Operation Antelope in Hirshabelle region
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) jointly embarked on a major operation to open key supply routes in HirShabelle region. The two...
United Nations Support Office in Somalia constructs fully equipped hospital for AMISOM
The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) on Tuesday attended a ceremony to acknowledge the completion of a new 20-bed hospital purpose-built for regional peacekeepers and the local...