Ethopia: UN Security Council to vote on phasing out Somalia assistance mission

Addis Abeba – The United Nations Security Council is set to vote today on a draft resolution to phase out the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) over the next two years, transitioning its responsibilities to the UN Country Team (UNCT) starting November 1.

If approved, the draft resolution would establish a new entity, the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS), to oversee the handover of responsibilities from UNSOM to Somali…