Somalia’s peace mission faces collapse as US funding dries up

Somalia

A Somali security officer holds position on their open truck near the scene of an Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu, Somalia on March 15, 2024.

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The closure of United Nations logistics office could force international peacekeepers home and weaken Somalia’s fight against the threat of Al-Shabaab

Hundreds of UN staff face losing their jobs and thousands of African Union peacekeepers could be forced home after December 31 if a funding crisis threatens the future of the UN Support Office in Somalia (Unsos), officials and diplomats have warned.