The United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia mandate concluded on 09 November 2015, following UN Security Council Resolution 2245, transitioning its responsibilities to United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS).
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support Atul Khare concluded a three-day visit to Somalia during which he acknowledged the tremendous progress the country has made. Appointed to the office on 1st March…
A total of 32 Mogadishu aviation firefighters have completed training aimed at boosting their skills and ability to respond to emergency situations in Mogadishu and Somalia in general. The refresher training conducted over a…
The African Union Mission in Somalia on Saturday held a medal parade for the outgoing Ethiopian peacekeepers in Baidoa, Somalia, to honor them for their contribution to the peace process in the country for the past fifteen…
Mogadishu, March 24, 2015 – A team from the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is in Mogadishu to meet with senior AMISOM peacekeepers and Somalia National Army in a pre-benchmarking inspection and…
Beletweyne, 07 March 2015- As part of its continued community engagement activities, AMISOM has renovated and handed over classrooms at the Majamac Primary and Secondary school, in Beletweyne, Hiran region. This is among the…
March 6th, 2015 – Mogadishu, Somalia: Eighteen Somali fire-fighters are undergoing a five-week intensive fire fighting course at the East Africa School of Aviation in Nairobi, Kenya. The course is centred on the International…
African Union Mission in Somalia on Saturday handed over an assortment of essential items such as beds, mattresses, bed sheets, blankets, pillows, cupboards and medicine to the Community Mental Health Care Center (CMHCC) in…
PRESS RELEASE Incoming African Union Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou takes a tough stand on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Somalia. 9 October 2014, Johannesburg: As part of…
Kampala, 28 August 2014 - The African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) in conjunction with the United Nations Assistance Mission In Somalia (UNSOM) under the framework of the Joint Task Force on the Human Rights Due…
PRESS RELEASE MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – August 17, 2014: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) today handed over 4,500 indestructible footballs to the Federal Government of Somalia for on-ward transmission to children and…
Mogadishu – July 15th, 2014: The Acting SRCC-Honorable Lydia Wanyoto Mutende took a tour of the Mission Headquarters within basecamp to appreciate herself of the living conditions of AMISOM troops. During the tour, the Acting…
PRESS RELEASE Somali delegation in Ghana on a mission to acquire election management best practice Accra, Ghana, 30 June 2014: A 5-member delegation, including two women, from Somalia arrived in Accra, Ghana, yesterday to…