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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News

27 - 28 November 2008

UNPOS and UNDP convene a Conference on Federalism and Decentralisation in Nairobi in which political decision-makers and experts from Somalia and the Diaspora look at forms of government that could be most appropriate for Somalia.

08 Jan 2010

02 December 2008

The Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1846 authorising states and regional organisations to enter Somalia's territor

08 Jan 2010

10 - 11 December 2008

A UN sponsored international conference on piracy at the ministerial level is held in Nairobi.

08 Jan 2010

14 December 2008

President Yusuf tries to sack the prime minister, but the Somali parliament overwhelmingly voted (143 out of 170 legislators) to reinstate him.

08 Jan 2010

16 December 2008

The Security Council in Resolution 1851 expands the anti-piracy authorisation to include operations on land, deciding t

08 Jan 2010

16 December 2008

The International Contact Group meets under the SRSG's chairmanship in New York.

08 Jan 2010

21 December 2008

The AU holds a meeting of the Peace and Security Council to discuss the reinforcement of AMISOM to be phased with the orderly withdrawal of Ethiopian troops.

08 Jan 2010

29 December 2008

President Abdullahi Yusuf formerly announces his resignation in a statement, which he delivered before Parliament and Cabinet members in Baidoa.

08 Jan 2010

UNPOS Police Team holds a meeting with Somali Police Force

On 26 September 2009, UNPOS police team held a meeting with the senior leadership of the Somali Police Force (SPF). The meeting provided the SPF an opportunity to state its strategic vision following the 17 September bombing of the AMISOM force headquarters in Mogadishu.

28 Dec 2009

Security Sector Assessment Mission to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

UNPOS participated from 27-30 September 2009 in an assessment mission to Addis Ababa, comprising consultants on Somalia Security Sector Assessment (SSA).

28 Dec 2009

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