Mohamud, Guterres Discuss AUSSOM Support at UN General Assembly

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on September 24, 2026 during the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly session to discuss security developments in Somalia and continued international backing for AUSSOM. Guterres 'reaffirmed the United Nations' commitment to Somalia's key national priorities,' according to a readout of the meeting, though no new funding commitments or agreements were announced. Current AUSSOM and UNSOS mandates expire December 31, 2026; the US has separately proposed a 12-month drawdown of UNSOS beginning January 2027 rather than an immediate cutoff, with final timelines to be set during UN Security Council deliberations in December.