Somalia: UN Puts Somalia Mission Assets Up for Sale As U.S. Funding Cutoff Looms

[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has opened a tender seeking licensed auctioneers to sell off a wide range of its vehicles, generators and other equipment in Somalia, a notice published on the UN Global Marketplace shows.

Somalia · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —US funding cut: On 1 July 2026, the United States told the African Union it would stop funding the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) after 31 December 2026. —UNSOS budget: UNSOS, the logistical backbone for the AU mission, runs on roughly $500 million to $502 million annually. —AUSSO