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

After the US-operated container vessel, Maersk Alabama, is seized off the coast of Somalia--about 400 miles (645km) east of Mogadishu--by Somali pirates, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces a four-point plan to combat piracy which includes working with international

14 Dec 2009

The Somali parliament unanimously votes to institute Sharia law, ratifying the 10 March Cabinet decision.

14 Dec 2009

International donors' conference on support to Somali security institutions convenes in Brussels under the joint auspices of the UN, the EU, AU and the League of Arab States.

14 Dec 2009

Attacks on the TFG by insurgent fighters including Al-Shabab and other groups erupt, sparking a new wave of displacement.

14 Dec 2009

The SRSG accuses insurgent groups of carrying out an attempted coup d'état to topple a legitimate government using force in Mogadishu.

14 Dec 2009

The Security Council, in a presidential statement, condemns the violence in Mogadishu and calls on extremists groups to end their

14 Dec 2009

IGAD convenes an Extra-ordinary meeting with the Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa to discuss the situation in Somalia and what measures to take.

14 Dec 2009

SRSG visits Mogadishu to meet with the Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and attends the Council of Ministers meeting where a decision is taken to forbid planes from landing at airports not under the control of the Government.

14 Dec 2009

Hassan Dahir Aweys, who is on the U.S. and U.N. terror lists, is named the new leader of Hizbul Islam rebel faction in a transfer of authority from former head Dr. Omar Imam.

14 Dec 2009

President Ahmed tells international media that he has proof that the Eritrean Government is providing the opposition groups in Somalia support in the form of cash and weapons, which corroborates previous reports from the US and the AU.

14 Dec 2009

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