"SOMALIA"

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Informal comments to the media by Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council for the month of July, on the situation in Somalia and other matters.

Sanctions Committee Chair briefs Security Council on Somalia, Eritrea developments as delegates air views concerning peace in Horn of Africa at 8322nd meeting.

Unanimously adopting Resolution 2431 (2018), Security Council extends mandate Of African Union Mission in Somalia, authorizes troop reduction at 8321st meeting.

The United Nations (UN) Security Council today “further welcomed the announcement that Eritrea and Somalia would work together to foster a regional peace and stability,” and reiterated “their readiness to support the region in these efforts.” UNIFEED

In especially-convened consultations in cities around Somalia this week, Somali women gathered to discuss enhancing their role in the country’s peace and reconciliation process and to strengthen the fight against violent extremism which is impacting ongoing peace efforts. UNSOM

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing Security Council, Special Representative calls African Union key partner to organization, underlines importance of financing for peace support operations at 8314th meeting.

The UN Special Representative to the African Union told the Security Council that the “complex” peace and security challenges in Africa cannot be addressed by the UN or the AU alone adding that partnership is “not a choice but a necessity.” UNIFEED