Diplomacy
US Gives UN More Time to End Support for Somalia Peacekeepers
Reuters · 7 days ago · Read the Full Story on Reuters
AI SUMMARY
The United States has agreed to grant the UN a 12-month extension to wind down its support office in Somalia, providing temporary relief to African peacekeepers whose future remains uncertain.
- The United States agreed to give the UN another year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in Somalia.
- Washington stated in a diplomatic note that it is willing to support a 12-month drawdown followed immediately by the liquidation of the UN Support Office in Somalia.
- The 12-month countdown for the UN Support Office in Somalia is scheduled to start in January.
- The US State Department confirmed that Washington will no longer fund or support the UN office in Somalia, which has a total budget of around $500 million.
- Somalia's AU peacekeeper mission relies heavily on UN support for logistics such as food, water, fuel, medical services, and troop transportation.
- Analysts warned that weakening or shutting down the peacekeeping mission and its UN support risks leading to the fragmentation and disintegration of the Somali state.
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