Somalia: Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2013/709)

I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of Security Council resolution 2102 (2013), in which the Council requested me to keep it regularly informed of the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), including the steps taken to ensure the presence of a structurally integrated mission by 1 January 2014, as well as to provide an assessment of the political and security implications of wider United Nations deployments across Somalia every 90 days. The report covers the major developments that occurred in Somalia during the period from 16 August to 15 November 2013.