India contributes USD 2 million to African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)

India contributes USD 2 million to African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS): India has contributed USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presented the cheque.

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ATMIS was established on April 1, 2022, to reduce the threat posed by the terrorist group Al-Shabaad and to support the Somali Transitional Plan’s implementation towards a full handover of security responsibility to Somali security forces and institutions by the end of 2024. Earlier, India had contributed USD 4 million to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).