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 Sep
2010
Nairobi, 21 September 2010 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Diarra and the IGAD Facilitator For Somalia Peace and National Reconciliation, Hon Kipruto Arap Kirwa have called for the Somali groups that are locked in armed conflict against each other to observe a ceasefire on this solemn day and build on it to secure lasting peace. [English] [Somali]