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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

Somalia’s government reassures UN of its solidarity and support

Mogadishu, 15 January 2019: Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, met with senior United Nations officials in the Somali capital today, following the 1 January mortar attack on the UN compound.

15 Jan 2019

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Somalia’s government reassures UN of its solidarity and support

Mogadishu, 15 January 2019: Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, met with senior United Nations officials in the Somali capital today, following the 1 January mortar attack on the UN compound.

15 Jan 2019

UNSOM Congratulates Said Abdullahi Deni on Election as President of Puntland

PRESS STATEMENT 02/2019

09 Jan 2019

Security Council Press Statement on Somalia

New York - The members of the Security Council expressed their regret at the decision of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to declare the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, persona non grata, and took note of the st

05 Jan 2019

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Somalia

New York - The Secretary-General deeply regrets the decision of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia to declare the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), Nicholas Haysom,

04 Jan 2019

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