UNPOS
United Nations Political Office for Somalia

Closure of UNPOS

The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), established on 15 April 1995, supported the Federal Government’s peace and reconciliation efforts. Its mandate ended on 3 June 2013, with its responsibilities transferred to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

Press Releases

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SRSG condemns killing of AMISOM troops in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 23 February 2009 - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has condemned yesterday's attack on AMISOM troops in Mogadishu, which killed 11 Burundian peacekeepers. [English]
Somalia’s expanded Parliament elects a new President
Djibouti, 31 January 2009 - After a long night of voting, the members of Somalia's newly expanded Transitional Federal Parliament chose the Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed…
New Members of Somalia’s Parliament sworn in
Djibouti, 28 January 2009 - Some 150 new Members of Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament, belonging to the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, were sworn in today. The first to be sworn in, at the People's Palace…
UN team to explore ways of supporting security in Somalia
Nairobi, 9 January 2009 – A multi-disciplinary technical team from the United Nations will visit Nairobi and Addis Ababa next week to examine, among other tasks, ways that the UN can provide support to the African Union…
SRSG: Somalilanders can solve internal crisis peacefully
Nairobi, 4 September 2009 – A delegation from UNPOS, led by the UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Charles Petrie, visited Somaliland this week to meet officials, with a focus on the continued and strengthened…