"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SOMALIA - UNSOM"

Press Conference by T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, on the programme of Work for the month of August.

The Government of Italy has made an additional (USD) 2 million contribution to fund the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP) that seeks to boost job creation, access to economic opportunities for women and youth, development and strengthen governance to boost economic growth in Somalia. UNSOM

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Adam Abdelmoula said the “cost of inaction” in the country is “too high,” adding that the humanitarian crisis there has escalated in recent years “due to repeated climate shocks, protracted conflict, insecurity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the worst desert locust infestation in a generation.” UNIFEED

Adam Abdelmoula, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefs the media on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia.

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, opened a youth conference on the future of youth political participation held on 16-17 June in Mogadishu. UNSOM

The United Nations welcomed the decision reached by Somali leaders to hold presidential and parliamentary elections within two months, following five days of intense negotiations in Mogadishu, the nation’s capital. UNSOM

Amid political tension, spirit of compromise among Somalia’s leaders ‘an urgent necessity going forward’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

“Al-Shabaab remains a serious threat manifesting the ability to plan and execute complex attacks on a range of targets across Somalia,” the top UN official in the country told the Security Council, warning also of a “dire” humanitarian situation, "with 5.9 million Somalis – or more than one-third of the population -- in need of humanitarian assistance.” UNIFEED

Ambassador Mr. Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China, and President of the Security Council for the month of May 2021, briefs the press on the Security Council’s program of work for the month of May.

United Nations representatives handed over three solar-powered oxygen plants to Somalia’s Galmudug State authorities and witnessed the start of COVAX vaccination campaign in Galmudug. UNSOM