UN and African Union warn Somalia mission could collapse without urgent donor funding
At UN Week, Somalia and Allies Sound Alarm Over Funding Gap for AU Mission
NEW YORK — Inside a packed conference room just off the United Nations General Assembly floor, Somalia and its closest partners issued an unusually blunt warning: if the world does not step up with reliable money, hard-won security gains against al-Shabab could begin to unravel within months.
The urgency is not abstract. The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) — the AU-led force that helps secure towns, main roads,…