Tuesday30 Sep 2025 {HMC}The stalemate over financing the African Union’s mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) persisted in New York, casting grave uncertainty over its future. AU Commission chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told the High-Level Event on Financing AUSSOM, held on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA80), that Somalia remains fragile. Youssouf said despite the AU doubling its contribution to the Peace Fund, AUSSOM still faces a $180 million shortfall. Acknowledging what he termed “funding fatigue” among traditional Western partners, Youssouf said AUSSOM is not an open-ended mission. Resolution 2719 provides a framework for financing AU-led peace operations, but its application to AUSSOM remains contested.