UN Reaffirms Somalia’s Sovereignty
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, addressed an emergency session of the Security Council following Israel’s recent decision to recognize Somaliland, Somalia’s breakaway region, as an independent state.
"I would like to recall, as has the Secretary-General, that the Security Council has repeatedly affirmed the respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia, as most recently reaffirmed in resolution 2809 (2025) of 23 December 2025," Khiari stated.
He urged both Somalia and Somaliland to "engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue" and to "refrain from any actions that could further escalate the situation."
Somalia’s UN envoy, Abukar Dahir Osman, speaking on behalf of his country and the A3+ group—Algeria, Guyana, and Sierra Leone—condemned Israel’s move. He declared that "A3+ strongly condemns the flagrant assault by Israel on the unity and the territorial integrity of Somalia by recognizing as an independent entity to the northwestern region of Somalia, so-called Somaliland, which is legally incapable of entering into any agreement or arrangement or recognition with another country."
He further emphasized, "A3+ will neither accept nor condone the illegal use of any territory, let alone that of a sovereign state which is a member of the United Nations, to deny the right of self-determination to a people who have been subjected to a crime against humanity for many, many years."
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