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).
The well-kept pitch at Nongo is only a temporary home. Most days, Bolonta trains on the dusty clay field of the Matoto district, far removed from the technical centre’s facilities. It’s here, in this modest setting, that the…
New York, 5 March 2012 – Thank you for this opportunity to update the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. I thank His Excellency Henry Bellingham, United Kingdom Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, for chairing…
For the first time in 17 years the UN flag is again flying in Mogadishu. It was raised, alongside the Somali flag, on Tuesday when I moved my office from Nairobi to Mogadishu. Up to now our name has been the UN Political…
Mogadishu, 26 January 2012 As-Salaamu Alaikum, Dear friends, I am thrilled to be writing to you all from my new office here in Mogadishu. As you may have heard, on Tuesday I moved to Somalia from Nairobi along with a number…
Addis Ababa, 5 January 2012 – Thank you for this opportunity to share again some views with you on the situation in Somalia. This meeting is a testimony to our collective aspiration and undertaking to restore peace and…
Mogadishu, 9 December 2011 – We are honoured to visit Somalia at this time. We would like to thank you for your warm welcome and hospitality. We are here to convey our strong solidarity to the people of Somalia. This morning…
We have just concluded a very successful consultative meeting. Several of the most important stakeholders from Somalia attended the meeting. The Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament and some of his colleagues were…