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UN Ends Its Political Mission in Somalia After Three Decades

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The United Nations completed a two-year transition of its political mission in Somalia, formally ending more than three decades of direct political engagement in the country as responsibility for peacebuilding, governance and reconciliation increasingly shifts to Somali institutions, the mission sai…

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4 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    UN political mission ends in Somalia with no agreed replacement to handle election dispute (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United Nations’ political mission in Somalia ends Saturday, closing more than three decades of successive U.N. missions that helped rebuild a country shattered by civil war and leaving no agreed replacement to help rival leaders resolve disputes.

  2. Al Jazeera

    UN closes Somalia mission, ending three decades of political engagement (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Somalia hails the UN mission's closure as a milestone amid political tensions and cuts to international support.

  3. Bloomberg

    UN Ends Its Political Mission in Somalia After Three Decades (opens Bloomberg)

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    The United Nations completed a two-year transition of its political mission in Somalia, formally ending more than three decades of direct political engagement in the country as responsibility for peacebuilding, governance and reconciliation increasingly shifts to Somali institutions, the mission sai…

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