UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Somalia

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UN Entities

  • United Nations in Somalia: https://somalia.un.org/,
    https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/somalia
  • United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS):
    https://unsos.unmissions.org/
    The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) was established on 9 November 2015, through a UN Security Council Resolution 2245. UNSOS is a successor operation to the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA), which was established in 2009 (S/RES/1863 (2009)) to provide logistical field support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
  • United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM):
    https://unsom.unmissions.org/
    The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) was established on 3 June 2013 by UN Security Council Resolution 2102, following a comprehensive assessment of the United Nations in support of the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia. The mandate of UNSOM was subsequently renewed by Security Council resolutions 2158 (2014), 2221 (2015), 2232 (2015), 2275 (2016), 2358 (2017) and 2408 (2018). The current mandate is valid until 31 March 2019.

 

Security Council Meetings on Somalia

 

Selected UN Documents

  • S/2023/758 (13 October 2023): Situation in Somalia: report of the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2023/758
    Submitted pursuant to Security Council resolutions 2657 (2022) and 2670 (2022); covers major developments between 8 June-5 Oct. 2023 and provides an update on the implementation of the strategic review of the UN Support Office in Somalia. Includes UN map no. 3690 Rev.10.2: Somalia (May 2014).

  • S/2023/750 (10 October 2023): Letter dated 28 September 2023 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2023/750
    Requests to pause the planned changes to the support provided by the UN Support Office in Somalia to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somali personnel, which were to take place from 1 October 2023
  • S/2023/724 (2 October 2023): Letter dated 29 September 2023 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Al-Shabaab addressed to the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2023/724
    Final report of the Panel of Experts on Somalia.

  • S/2023/719 (29 September 2023): Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2023/719
    Transmits, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2688 (2023), communiqué of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, adopted at the 1173rd meeting, held on 14 Sept. 2023, and, pursuant to Council resolution 2687 (2023), joint technical assessment of the 1st phase of the drawdown of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
  • S/2023/705 (27 September 2023): Letter dated 25 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2023/705
    Transmits letter signed by the ministers of foreign affairs of Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda supporting Somalia’s request to pause the drawdown of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for a period of 3 months.
  • A/HRC/54/78 (21 August 2023): Report of the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia, Isha Dyfan: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/78
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 51/38. Covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

  • S/2023/269 (13 April 2023): Letter dated 12 April 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2023/269
    Transmits communiqué of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the report of the Chair of the African Union Commission on the situation in Somalia and the implementation of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia mandate.
  • S/2022/939 (13 December 2022): Letter dated 9 December 2022 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2022/939
    Transmits joint communiqué adopted by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on 11 Nov. 2022, concerning the extension of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) operational timelines.
  • S/2022/819 (1 November 2022): The situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia: report of the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2022/819
    Submitted pursuant to para. 29 of Security Council resolution 2608 (2021); covers major developments since the previous report (S/2021/920) between 1 Nov. 2021-31 Oct. 2022. Annexes (p. 9-15): 1. Contributions of Member States to countering piracy off the coast of Somalia — 2. Map of incidents of piracy, 2017-2022. Includes UN map no. 4600 rev. 3: Incidents of piracy 2017-2022 (Oct. 2022).

  • S/2022/397 (16 May 2022): Children and armed conflict in Somalia: report of the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2022/397
    Submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; describes trends since the previous report (S/2020/174) and covers the period 1 Oct. 2019-30 Sept. 2021.

  • S/2021/922 (18 November 2021): Letter dated 2 November 2021 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2021/922
    Transmits report of the independent assessment team on the engagement of the African Union in and with Somalia post-2021, along with communiqué adopted by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union at its 1037th meeting, held in Addis Ababa, 7 Oct. 2021.
  • S/2021/668 (19 July 2021): Letter dated 19 July 2021 from the Permanent Representatives of Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2021/668
    Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Somalia, held on 30 June 2021.
  • S/2019/884 (15 November 2019): Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia: http://undocs.org/S/2019/884
    Submitted pursuant to para. 22 of Security Council resolution 2461 (2019) and para. 33 of resolution 2472 (2019); covers major developments between 5 Aug.-4 Nov. and specific measures related to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia between 1 May-31 Oct. 2019.

  • S/2019/671 (20 August 2019): Letter dated 19 August 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/671
    Transmits letter from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission forwarding a communiqué and related progress report on the situation in Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), covering the period from June-Aug. 2019, adopted by the Peace and Security Council at its 865th meeting, held in Addis Ababa, 7 Aug. 2019.
  • S/2019/616 (1 August 2020): Letter dated 30 July 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/616
    Provides assessment of the Somalia arms embargo, with options and recommendations for improving implementation, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2444 (2018).
  • S/2019/440 (12 July 2020): Letter dated 24 May 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/440 Transmits letter from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission forwarding a communiqué and related report on the African Union-United Nations 5th joint review of the African Union Mission in Somalia, adopted by the Peace and Security Council at its 848th meeting, held in Addis Ababa, 9 May 2019.
  • S/2019/388 (13 May 2019): Letter dated 10 May 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/388
    Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2431 (2018), reports on the joint review mission of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), conducted by the UN and the African Union between 4-19 Mar. 2019.
  • S/2019/255 (28 March 2019): Letter dated 20 March 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/255
    Transmits letter from the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union forwarding his report on the situation in Somalia, the strategic concept of operations of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for 2018-2021 and the communiqués adopted by the Peace and Security Council at its 806th and 827th meetings, held in Addis Ababa, 7 Nov. 2018 and 13 Feb. 2019.
  • S/2018/674 (6 July 2018): Letter dated 5 July 2018 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2018/674 Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2372 (2017), reports on the joint review mission of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), conducted by the UN and the African Union between 10-19 May 2018.
  • S/2015/1037 (28 December 2015): Letter dated 24 December 2015 from the Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2015/1037
    Transmits concept note of this year’s 4th thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 26 June 2015, entitled “The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM): Lessons learned”.
  • A/HRC/25/45 (8 January 2014): Stand-Alone High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Assistance to Somalia in the Field of Human Rights : report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/25/45
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 23/114; dialogue held on 24 Sept. 2013.
  • S/2012/74 (31 January 2012): Special report of the Secretary-General on Somalia: http://undocs.org/S/2012/74
  • UN Member States on the Record: Somalia
    https://www.un.org/en/library/unms
    United Nations Member States on the Record provides access to selected documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States.

 

Selected Statements and Speeches by UN Officials

  

Further Information

 

Selected Non-UN Sources

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