At today’s High-Level Event on Financing #AUSSOM on the sidelines of #UNGA80, co-convened by the Government of #Somalia, the AU, the @UN, & the United Kingdom, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, commended Somalia’s remarkable progress; from debt relief to UN Security Council membership, as well as the sacrifices of AU forces & partners.
He cautioned, however, that despite these gains, fragility persists, Al-Shabaab continues to threaten peace, & Somalia cannot shoulder this burden alone.
He underscored that AUSSOM will require $196 million in 2025. The AU has already doubled its contribution to the Peace Fund to $20 million, demonstrating Africa’s resolve. Yet without urgent, predictable,…