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

Second Coordination Meeting of AMISOM, IGAD and UNPOS

The 2nd Coordination Meeting of AMISOM, IGAD and UNPOS, at the expert level, took place in Addis Ababa, to exchange information and views on current political and security developments in Somalia, as well as to assess the outcome of the Istanbul Conference and the status of tran

19 Aug 2010

Follow-up Meeting on the Istanbul Conference on Somalia

UNPOS organized a follow-up meeting on the Istanbul Conference on Somalia. SRSG Ould-Abdallah along with representatives of the Islamic Development Bank and Turkey co-chaired the first meeting to discuss the implementation of the recommendations made at the conference.

19 Aug 2010

36th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is being held in Addis Ababa

UNPOS delegation attended the 36th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa, on 15 June 2010, to review the political and security situation in Somalia.

19 Aug 2010

SRSG briefs the UN Security Council

New York, 18 June 2010 – SRSG briefed the Security Council members on Somalia.

19 Aug 2010

UNPOS Ttraining Workshop starts today in Nairobi

Nairobi, 15 June 2010 – As part of its capacity and institution-building programme, an UNPOS sponsored training workshop for 15 officers of the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs started today iin Nairobi, at the Kenya Institute of Administration.

19 Aug 2010

UNPOS, UNDP and the IFCC conduct a seminar in Djibouti

Following the launch of the Consultation Draft Constitution for Somalia, UNPOS, the UNDP Project Team and the Independent Federal Constitution Commission (IFCC) conducted a Seminar in Djibouti from 3 to 4 July 2010 , to explore ways in which the civil society could assist with t

19 Aug 2010

International Symposium on Piracy

UNPOS Acting DSRSG, Margaret Vogt, traveled to the Seychelles to represent the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs in the International Symposium on Piracy, which was held from 12 to 13 July 2010.

19 Aug 2010

15th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Kampala

UNPOS delegation, led by SRSG Mahiga attended the 15th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Kampala, from 24 to 28 July 2010.

19 Aug 2010

Nairobi, 12 August 2010

Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English]

12 Aug 2010

The JSC meets under the co-chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Somalia and the SRSG

10 Aug 2010

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