United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
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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]
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United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia[lower-alpha 1] | |
Hawlgalka Kaalmaynta Qaramada Midoobay ee Soomaaliya (UNSOM)[2] | |
Predecessor | United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)[1] |
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Formation | 3 June 2013; 10 years ago (2013-06-03) |
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 |
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]