UNPOS
United Nations Political Office for Somalia

Closure of UNPOS

The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), established on 15 April 1995, supported the Federal Government’s peace and reconciliation efforts. Its mandate ended on 3 June 2013, with its responsibilities transferred to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

SRSG Mahiga on International Human Rights Day

Nairobi, 10 December 2010 – Speaking on International Human Rights Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today called on the Transitional Federal Government to put Human Rights at the forefront of their agenda as the end of the transition process approaches in August 2011. [English][Somali]