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International Partners Concerned Over Recent Events in Somalia’s South West State
International Partners Concerned Over Recent Events in Somalia’s South West State
Somalia’s Government Lays Out Next Steps to Tackle Corruption and Strengthen Accountability with...
On International Anti-Corruption Day, UN Envoy Highlights Importance of Strengthening Rule of Law...
PHOTO STORY: From Rejection to Respect: Persons with Disabilities in Somalia
Sayid-Ali Abdullahi Salad: A Champion for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Somali Women Rally for Peace at a Two-Day Forum in the Capital Mogadishu
Special UN Envoy Condemns Twin Explosions in Galkayo and Mogadishu
Annual 16-Day Campaign of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is Launched in Somalia
Annual 16-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Girls Gets Underway

Somali Women Rally for Peace at a Two-Day Forum in the Capital Mogadishu

Mogadishu - Hundreds of women from across Somalia gathered on the Somali capital Mogadishu on 28-29 November to reaffirm their position and recommit themselves for peace, reconciliation and prevention of violent extremism.

29 Nov 2018

Sayid-Ali Abdullahi Salad: A Champion for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Sayid-Ali Abdullahi Salad vividly remembers the fateful day at the height of the civil war in Somalia in 1997 when his life was changed forever – a seemingly routine meeting to resolve a dispute erupted into violence that almost cost the volunteer peace mediator his life.

02 Dec 2018

PHOTO STORY: From Rejection to Respect: Persons with Disabilities in Somalia

More than one billion people in the world live with some form of disability – 80 per cent of them live in developing countries.

In Somalia, there are no reliable statistics on number of persons with disabilities.

03 Dec 2018

Somalia’s Government Lays Out Next Steps to Tackle Corruption and Strengthen Accountability with International Support

Mogadishu – As the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day, the Federal Government of Somalia announced today a series of steps to strengthen its commitment to combat corruption and reinforce transparency in order to build mo

09 Dec 2018

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International Partners Concerned Over Recent Events in Somalia’s South West State

Mogadishu – The following international partners* (listed below) are concerned about the recent events in South West State. We extend our deepest condolences for the death of the South West State assembly member and others who have died in the violence in Baidoa.

14 Dec 2018