Posted on 12/29/2025 5:49:40 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Somalia will assume the rotating presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council in January 2026, placing the Horn of Africa nation at the helm of the world’s top security body for one month.
The presidency rotates among all 15 council members according to Rule 18 of the Security Council’s Provisional Rules of Procedure, according to the UN. The rule requires member nations to hold the position in English alphabetical order, with each serving for one calendar month.
Somalia currently serves as a non-permanent member of the council. Its two-year term runs through Dec. 31, 2027.
As president, Somalia will set meeting agendas, preside over key sessions and guide debates on international peace and security, Garowe Online reported. The role is largely procedural rather than a grant of expanded authority.
Diplomats expect Somalia to use the platform to advance African security priorities during its tenure, the outlet reported. Issues likely to feature include peacekeeping operations, counterterrorism efforts and humanitarian crises driven by conflict and climate shocks in the region.
The appointment comes as Somalia continues to battle Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliate that controls significant territory within the country, according to the New Arab. The government in Mogadishu relies heavily on international support and foreign peacekeepers to maintain security in the capital.
Critics have seized on the contrast between Somalia’s internal instability and its temporary leadership of global security discussions. The rotation system, however, has functioned this way since 1946. Every council member receives the presidency regardless of domestic conditions.
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The UN is a sick globalist joke.
Watch out
No MONEY for the UN from the US.
Somalia is in the rotation? Okay.
Nothing like having the lightbulb heads in charge.
I need to stock up on post it notes, pens, paper clip ect before they steal them all.
I need to stock up on post it notes, pens, paper clip ect before they steal them all.
Saw some rumors on n X about us getting out of the UN next year. Dare I hope.?
This shows that Satan rules the world. No more discussion.
Not only do we need to get the US out of the UN, we need to get the UN out of our country.
Oh, this is NOT good.
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Awesome. No nainrepresents the UN as well as Somalia.
This is a joke. The UN security council needs to be planning to nuke that craphole Somalia. Who the hell’s idea was this? America! The land of the morons. They’re doing this with OUR MONEY! Somalia? Are you kidding me. A little Afrikan septic tank? Come on!
I don’t trust them to not try to retaliate against the US for the uproar about the fraud in MN.
Where the hell did these Salami s**t sandwiches get the money to pull this off?
First item on the agenda: set up daycare centers...
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