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Amina Ibrahim: Rape broke my spirit and stole my happiness
UNSOM commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Human rights advocate Abdinasir Nur: Defending the defenceless
SRSG Keating on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr
Federal Government and UN unveil support programme for Somalia’s New Policing Model
Rosemary DiCarlo meets President Farmaajo on first field trip as UN Under-Secretary-General
Rosemary DiCarlo meets with Somalia’s President Farmaajo on first field visit as UN Under-Secretary...
International partners welcome results of National Security Council meeting in Baidoa
“Finally, I have been freed” – 150 Somali migrants return home after detention in Libya
UN releases $2.7 million to help Somaliland communities affected by cyclone; urges focus on longer-...

UN releases $2.7 million to help Somaliland communities affected by cyclone; urges focus on longer-term rebuilding

Following a visit to a community in ‘Somaliland’ affected by Cyclone Sagar, the United Nations has released close to $3 million to help people affected by the unprecedented storm which delivered a full year's worth of rain in just a few days, compounding damage caused by recent severe flooding.

29 May 2018

“Finally, I have been freed” – 150 Somali migrants return home after detention in Libya

Mogadishu – Following several months of confinement in detention centres in Libya, 150 Somali migrants returned voluntarily to their home country today with transportation organized by the United Nations migration agency.

30 May 2018

International partners welcome results of National Security Council meeting in Baidoa

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the significant outcomes of the June 3-5 National Security Council meeting in Baidoa, capital of South West State.

07 Jun 2018

Rosemary DiCarlo meets with Somalia’s President Farmaajo on first field visit as UN Under-Secretary-General

PRESS STATEMENT 07/2018

07 Jun 2018

Rosemary DiCarlo meets President Farmaajo on first field trip as UN Under-Secretary-General

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo concluded a day-long visit to Somalia today, her first field trip since her appointment to the position one month ago.

Ms. DiCarlo’s visit to Somalia is part of a regional tour of three countries in the East Africa.

07 Jun 2018

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Amina Ibrahim: Rape broke my spirit and stole my happiness

“He crept into our house, held me down and forced himself on me repeatedly.”

So Amina Ibrahim* recalls the terrifying night when an intruder entered her house in south-central Somalia as she slept with her children, among them a four-day-old newborn, and violently raped her.

19 Jun 2018

Human rights advocate Abdinasir Nur: Defending the defenceless

A poignant childhood experience inspired Abdinasir Nur’s passion for defending human rights.

19 Jun 2018

SRSG Keating on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr

PRESS STATEMENT 08/2018

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, congratulates all Somalis on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr.

15 Jun 2018

Federal Government and UN unveil support programme for Somalia’s New Policing Model

Mogadishu – A Joint Policing Programme (JPP) that supports the two-tier policing structure and sets the next stage in the development of strong national and state-level police services has been unveiled by the Federal Government of Somalia in close cooperation with the Federal M

11 Jun 2018

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