The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay arrived in the Horn of African nation Monday, to take up his role as the head of the newly formed United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). AU / UN IST
At a ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary in Mogadishu yesterday (23 May), Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reminded guests of the critical role Somalia played in the OAU's fight against colonialism. AU/UN IST
An unprecedented coalition of Somali security forces and troops with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have launched an operation today (May 21) to neutralise lingering insurgent elements blamed for a recent spate of violence in the capital Mogadishu. AU-UN/IST
After succeeding in pushing al Shabaab insurgents out of Mogadishu Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, a contingent serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are retuning home. AU-UN/IST
Since the departure of extremist group al Shabaab in 2011, Somalia's National Security Forces and their African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) partners, have been collecting and destroying unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from all over the Somali capital. AU / UN IST
Somalia has seen major changes in recent years as large parts of the country, including the capital Mogadishu, and other major cities were liberated from the once-feared al-Shabaab extremist group by Somalia's security forces, who are supported by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). AU-UN/IST
The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution this morning establishing the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for an initial period of twelve months. The Mission will be start deploying on 3 June. UNTV
The United Nations (UN) head of Political Affairs today (25 April) welcomed an agreement between Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Somaliland administration to continue dialogue and increase co-operation, and said that "a lot more work is needed to tackle the inevitable challenges that will arise in the development of a federal system in [...]
British Foreign Secretary William Hague visited the Somali capital Mogadishu today to witness the opening of a new British embassy in Somalia. UN-AU/IST
ccording to the United Nations Mine Action Service, nearly every community in south-central Somalia suffers from degrees of explosive remnants of war (ERW) contamination, and few have the support or capacity to deal with these threats. AU/UN-IST