Nicholas Kay, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and head of the new UN political mission, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), is welcomed by Mahamat Annadif, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Somalia at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu 03 June 2013. UNSOM is the new United Nations political mission that officially started operations 03 June with a mandate to support state and peace building with a focus on good governance, security sector reform, rule of law, human rights, providing “good offices” for mediation and political reconciliation and coordination of international assistance. It replaces the former mission the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS). AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.