Somalia has praised the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) unanimous adoption of Resolution 2753 (2024), which sets in motion the transformation of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) into a transitional mission.
The decision, passed on Wednesday, outlines a two-year roadmap to gradually transfer responsibilities from the UN to Somalia’s national authorities.
Starting November 1, 2024, the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTAMS) will embark on the first phase of this drawdown, running through to October 31, 2025. By October 31, 2026, full control of political and security functions is expected to be handed over to Somalia’s government and the UN country team.
The resolution lays out several key priorities for UNTAMS, including:
- Supporting Somalia’s state-building efforts and constitutional review,
- Assisting in the organization of free and fair elections,
- Promoting human rights and the rule of law,
- Advancing security sector reforms, and
- Coordinating international donor efforts to bolster Somalia’s development.
Somalia’s representative at the UN welcomed the resolution, highlighting the government’s commitment to collaborating with the transitional mission and UN country team on long-term development goals. “This is a pivotal moment in our journey toward full sovereignty and self-governance,” they remarked.
The proposal for this transition, submitted by Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August, followed months of negotiations between the Federal Government of Somalia and UNSOM, facilitated by a joint technical committee.
