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United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia[a] | |
Hawlgalka Kaalmaynta Qaramada Midoobay ee Soomaaliya (UNSOM)[2] | |
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| Predecessor | United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)[1] |
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| Formation | 3 June 2013 |
| Type | Special political mission |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Head of Mission | Catriona Laing |
Parent organization | Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs |
Staff | 362[3] |
| Website | unsom.unmissions.org |
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is a special political mission of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Its primary purpose is to assist the Federal Government of Somalia in achieving peace, stability and reconciliation.[3] It works closely with and supports the work of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and, since 2022, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.[4][5]
UNSOM replaced the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), which was in existence from 15 April 1995 until the expiration of its Security Council mandate on 2 June 2013.[6][7]
The Mission has its headquarters in Mogadishu and also has offices in Kismaayo (in the state of Jubaland), Hargeisa (in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland), Garowe (Puntland), Baidoa (South West) and Belet Weyne (Hirshabelle).[4][8]
- ^ a b "United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia". United Nations: UNTERM. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ UNSOM Somali language site
- ^ a b "UNSOM (UN Assistance Mission in Somalia)". United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Mandate". UNSOM. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General: On the Establishment of the African Union Transition Mission In Somalia (ATMIS)". United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "United Nations Political Office for Somalia". United Nations: UNTERM. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "United Nations Political Office for Somalia". United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ UNSOM offices
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