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Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi: “I have a dream to address the needs of visually impaired persons...
Aweys Haji Nur: Helping Somali boys today become tomorrow’s Somali football stars
UN pledges continued support following Hargeisa market fire
International partners welcome swearing-in of Parliament; urge rapid completion of electoral process
International partners welcome swearing-in of Parliament; urge rapid completion of electoral process
“I'm 95-years-old and I have never seen such drought” – UN officials in Somalia told on...
Joint FAO-OCHA-UNICEF-WFP Statement on the Drought Emergency in Somalia
Joint FAO-OCHA-UNICEF-WFP Statement on the Drought Emergency in Somalia
Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed '...
UNDP supports creation of Somalia’s first all-women media team

Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi: “I have a dream to address the needs of visually impaired persons through education”

Mogadishu - Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi was born in the rural area of the Mudug region, Puntland, in Somalia, in 1992, to a family of pastoralists.

At birth, he had normal vision.

24 Apr 2022

Aweys Haji Nur: Helping Somali boys today become tomorrow’s Somali football stars

Mogadishu – Like so many other boys around the world, when Aweys Haji Nur was young, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.

20 Apr 2022

UN pledges continued support following Hargeisa market fire

Hargeisa – On a visit to Hargeisa today, a senior United Nations official pledged the world body’s support for efforts to rebuild the Waheen marketplace which was recently destroyed in a blaze.

18 Apr 2022

International partners welcome swearing-in of Parliament; urge rapid completion of electoral process

Mogadishu – International partners* welcome today’s swearing-in of newly-elected members of Somalia’s House of the People and Upper House. After a period of more than one year in which all Somali elected institutions exceeded their constitutional timelines, we are pleased that t

14 Apr 2022

“I'm 95-years-old and I have never seen such drought” – UN officials in Somalia told on humanitarian visit

Dollow – “I'm 95 years old and I have never seen such drought.

13 Apr 2022