OIC AMISOM welcomes launch of United Nations Support Office in Somali.
The Officer in Charge of AMISOM, representing the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Major General Fidza Dludlu welcomes the establishment of the United Nations Support Office for Somalia (UNSOS), following the adoption today of the UN Security Council Resolution 2245.
The OIC
AMISOM acknowledges that UNSOS, which has replaced the United Nations Support
Office for AMISOM (UNSOA), will strengthen support to AMISOM and the Somali
Security Forces in the fight against Al Shabaab.
"The Mission
looks forward to an enhanced utilization of resources coupled with added
abilities, which will further help AMISOM achieve its objectives, in line with
the Mandate, by degrading the enemy further and ensuring that peace and
security is ultimately restored in Somalia,” said the OIC.
UNSOS
currently supports 22,126 AMISOM personnel. UNSOS will also support an initial
10,900 of Somali National Army personnel participating in joint operations with
AMISOM.
OIC AMISOM welcomes launch of United Nations Support Office in Somali.
The Officer in Charge of AMISOM, representing the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Major General Fidza Dludlu welcomes the establishment of the United Nations Support Office for Somalia (U