The situation in Somalia - Security Council, 10078th meeting

Security Council re-authorizes African Union support, stabilization mission in Somalia,aAdopting resolution 2809 (2025).

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:22:03
• Production Date: 23 December 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION SUPPORT AND STABILISATION MISSION IN SOMALIA (AUSSOM); AFRICAN UNION - AU; UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SOMALIA - UNSOM
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; FINANCIAL SITUATION; COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: 3521678
• Parent Id: 3521451
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10078 SOMALIA 23 DEC 2025 AM

Description

The Security Council today extended the authorization of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) until 31 December 2026.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2809 (2025) (to be issued as document S/RES/2809(2025)), the Council authorized African Union members to continue to deploy up to 11,826 uniformed personnel, inclusive of 680 police personnel, to AUSSOM until that date. It emphasized that additional support to AUSSOM and the Somali Security Forces is necessary to enable Somalia to bolster its fight against Al-Shabaab and improve peace and security in the country and the region, and urged traditional and new donors to support by providing the necessary funding to AUSSOM.

Draft resolution contained in document S/2025/828

Submitted by: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Vote: 15 in favour; 0 against; 0 abstention(s)

The draft resolution was adopted unanimously as resolution S/RES/2809 (2025).

• Statement after the vote: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Statement after the vote: Sierra Leone (on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia)
• Statements after the vote: China, United States of America, France, Denmark, Pakistan, Russian Federation

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

S/2025/828

S/RES/2809(2025)