The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency session for Monday, December 29, following Israel’s recognition of the separatist region of Somaliland. The meeting takes place amidst growing criticism of the international body’s ineffectiveness in halting unilateral actions that violate international law and state sovereignty.
Regarding the scheduled meeting, Israel’s representative to the UN Danny Danon said that Tel Aviv “will not be deterred by unnecessary political discussions.”
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right administration seeks to establish a cooperation agenda in technology, health, and security with Somaliland, as the self-proclaimed government of Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi expressed willingness to join the Abraham Accords.
מועצת הביטחון של האו״ם תתכנס ביום שני לדיון דחוף בעקבות הכרת ישראל ברפובליקה של סומלילנד.
אנחנו לא נירתע מדיונים פוליטיים מיותרים.
ישראל תמשיך לפעול באחריות ובשיקול דעת, על מנת לחזק שיתופי פעולה התורמים ליציבות אזורית.— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) December 27, 2025
The Zionist agenda has drawn wide criticism across the globe. While countries such as Egypt, Türkiye, Djibouti, and Venezuela have expressed their rejection of this violation of Somali sovereignty, the UN arrives at the discussion after the Somaliland-Israel agreements have already been sealed.
Somalian President Mohamed Farmaajo said via his X account that “international law requires Israel to comply and respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia. Recognizing a part of Somalia is a complete breach of this.”
International law requires Israel to comply and respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia. Recognizing a part of Somalia is a complete breach of this. Somaliland is an integral part of Somalia. Our people are firmly united in the defence of their sovereignty.
— Mohamed Farmaajo (@M_Farmaajo) December 26, 2025
Cross-Regional Rejection
Citing “serious repercussions” of the Israeli-Somaliland alliance “on peace and security in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, and its “serious effects on international peace”, a joint communiqué of “unequivocal rejection” was signed by Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Türkiye, Yemen, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and Somalia’s legitimate Foreign Ministry.
“The recognition of parts of states constitutes a serious precedent and threatens international peace and security, and violates the cardinal principles of international law and the United Nations Charter,” the statement read.
Likewise, local U.S. media reported that Washington will not recognize Somaliland as and independent state for now, although President Donald Trump is said to be studying the matter.
Joint Statement by a Cross-Regional Group of Countries on #Israel’s Illegal Recognition of the “#Somaliland” Region of the Federal Republic of #Somalia on 26 December 2025
🔗➡https://t.co/3T0VzpzNLR#Somali pic.twitter.com/W1XrLLc9uE— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇸🇴 (@MOFASomalia) December 27, 2025
The Somali Crisis
The fall of Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime in 1991 marked the dissolution of Somalia as a unitary state, leading to territorial fragmentation. Although the international community recognizes only the Federal Government, its effective control is limited and concentrated mostly in the capital, Mogadishu, and other specific sectors of the country.
The absence of a strong central command fostered the emergence of regional administrations that now operate autonomously. Among them, the Republic of Somaliland in the north stands out, exercising unrecognized de facto sovereignty, and the Puntland region in the east, which has maintained its own self-governance framework since the late 1990s.
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