India recognizes the important role being played by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in providing an enabling security environment in Somalia, and in containing the terrorism perpetrated by Al-Shabaab.

• Permanent Representative of India to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj handed over the contribution of US$ 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of ATMIS.
• India had earlier contributed US $ 4 million to African Union Mission in Somalia [AMISOM].
• ATMIS was established on 1 April 2022 pursuant to the Security Council resolution 2628 (2022) and African Union Peace and Security Council Communique 1068th of 8 March 2022 to support the implementation of the Somali Transitional Plan towards a full handover of security responsibility to the Somali security forces and institutions by the end 2024.
• The primary mandate of ATMIS is to reduce the threat posed by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab.