UNSOA
United Nations Support Office for AMISOM

Closure of UNSOA

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).

70th anniversary of the United Nations

A photo of a beach in Somalia where some cars and people can be seen
To mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, UN members in Somalia help in a beach cleanup at Mogadishu's International Airport.

United Nations staff in Mogadishu, Somalia today joined colleagues across the world to mark the international body’s 70th anniversary.

To commemorate the occasion, hundreds of UN staff in Somalia participated in a clean-up exercise of the seashore in Mogadishu, an exercise symbolic of the UN’s commitment to ensure a better world.