Somalia’s UN Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman during a Security Council session.

The failed state of Somalia is set to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January.

Despite being a largely ceremonial role, it has nonetheless been hailed by diplomats as a major milestone in the country’s international standing.

For one month, Somalia will be tasked with steering the council’s routine business, including setting meeting agendas, chairing sessions, and overseeing debates on global peace and security.

While the presidency carries no real executive power, it does allow the holder to play host to discussions on some of the world’s most entrenched conflicts.

During its brief stint, Somalia is expected to highlight familiar UN priorities such as peacekeeping operations, counterterrorism initiatives, regional instability, and humanitarian crises linked to war and climate shocks like drought.

BREAKING: Many Americans are calling on the US to LEAVE the United Nations after Somalia will be made “president” of the UN Security Council on Jan. 1st

Un-freaking-believable.

A country that can’t even maintain its own security will be “president” of a worldwide Security… pic.twitter.com/4l38KXQqGM

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 27, 2025

Somalia has struggled with instability since the collapse of its central government in 1991, spending decades marked by civil war, weak institutions, and fragmented authority.

The federal government in Mogadishu continues to rely heavily on international assistance, including African Union forces, to combat the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab, which still carries out regular attacks.

Meanwhile, there has been growing scrutiny on America’s Somali population amid increasing evidence that they have been involved in massive social security fraud.

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota recently uncovered industrial-scale fraud targeting state-run, federally funded social programs.

INFURIATING: Despite the MASSIVE Somali fraud scandal, Tim Walz announces a NEW welfare program for Somalis and other illegals

The taxpayer-funded family and medical leave program gives Somalis up to 20 PAID WEEKS OFF PER YEAR to “bond” with a child

CUT OFF FEDERAL FUNDS!… pic.twitter.com/s1EQ1SFT7d

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 27, 2025

The investigations, which escalated throughout 2025, center on the $250 million “Feeding Our Future” pandemic meal scandal, alongside massive schemes involving autism therapy (EIDBI) and housing stabilization services.

Over 90 individuals have been charged, including 82 Somali-Americans, with many already convicted.

Participants also used fake invoices and kickbacks to siphon taxpayer funds for luxury assets and overseas investments.

Independent Journalist Nick Shirley attempts to check his son into multiple taxpayer funded daycares owned by Somali’s in Minnesota..

The amount of fraud being uncovered in this state is INSANE. pic.twitter.com/fEGbyXjN37

— American AF (@iAnonPatriot) December 26, 2025

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