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On February 26, 2014, the United Nations and the Government of Somalia signed an Agreement on the status of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia. According to the press release, the Agreement “[established] the legal framework under which the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will operate.” The Agreement addresses such topics as: communications systems that UNSOM may establish within the territory of Somalia; the privileges and immunities granted to UNSOM personnel; the facilities, provisions, supplies and services, and sanitary arrangements that the Somali government agrees to provide to UNSOM; the circumstances in which the courts and authorities of Somalia have jurisdiction over the acts of UNSOM personnel; and dispute settlement procedures.