Closure of UNPOS
The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) completed its Security Council mandate on 3 June 2013. The United Nations continues to provide support to the Somalia Federal Government's peace and reconciliation efforts through the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), established by Security Council resolution 2101 (2013).
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21 Dec
2009
SRSG Ould-Abdallah attends the UN Security Council meeting on Piracy and introduces the latest report of the Secretary-General on the issue and underscores that piracy is a symptom of wider problems ashore in Somalia.
Media reports intense fighting at Km4 in Mogadishu between insurgents and Somali Government forces.