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Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
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On 2 May 2013, the UN Security Council passed a unanimous resolution 2102 (2013) establishing a new mission, replacing UNPOS.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nicholas Kay of the United Kingdom as his Special Representative for Somalia. He succeeds Augustine Mahiga, who will complete his assignment on 3…
After almost three years in captivity, the hostages of the ship were set free in December 2012 and the UNPOS Counter Piracy Unit arranged for the repatriation of the crew members and flew to Bossaso on 30 December to receive them.
After almost three years in captivity, the hostages of the ship were set free in December 2012 and the UNPOS Counter Piracy Unit arranged for the repatriation of the crew members and flew to Bossaso on 30 December to receive…
Mogadishu/New York, 30 January 2013 – The United Nations' top political official, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, visited Mogadishu and expressed the UN's strong commitment to support…
Mogadishu, 13 November 2012 – A three-day Round Table organized by UNPOS on how to streamline human rights due diligence policy to the support that the United Nations is offering to security entities was concluded in Somalia.
Ameerah Haq, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Field Support made her first visit to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday 13 November 2012, where she called on the newly elected President Sheikh Mohamud to congratulate…
Today, in his role as Secretary General of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Mohammed Ibrahim continues to push for press freedom in Somalia, despite constant threats against his life.
Somalis who return to Mogadishu for the first time since the conflict began 20 years ago often lament that there is little left of the beautiful, cultured city they once knew. However, hidden in a backroom of the Information…
In 1979, newly recruited policewoman, Asha Hassan Hussein, was the first female to ride a police motorcycle to patrol the streets of Mogadishu.
Judges from Mogadishu's military court came together with representatives from the international community in a milestone roundtable meeting held in Nairobi to open dialogue for better understanding of military justice.
"@UNPOSomalia @UN @UN_DPA Ambassador Mahiga should be congratulated for making this possible, he worked tirelessly for a better change," tweeted by Harbi Kullane @Xarbi in Mogadishu, an example of interaction on the UNPOS Twitter account.
Somalis are proactive disseminators of news inside and outside of their country and in order to engage with this vibrant and dynamic digital chat, UNPOS identified the need to have a direct link with these constituencies.
The new Somali Federal Parliament came to life on the 20 August 2012 with a much broader female representation. Nonetheless, the majority of Somali women parliamentarians believe there is still much to be done.