Mogadishu - The UN Guard Unit (UNGU) in Somalia conducted a change of command ceremony today with an incoming contingent of soldiers. Lt. Col. Mike Hyeroba took over the command of the Guard Unit from Lt. Col. Keith Katungi…

BAIDOA, KISMAAYO - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has held a series of consultative meetings with a cross-section of Somali women leaders to collect their views on the traditional justice system and…

Gaalkacyo - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are facilitating a joint training aimed at preparing a group of police officers from Puntland and Galmudug…

Mogadishu - UN Guard Unit (UNGU) members were congratulated for their year of service in Somalia at a ceremony in Mogadishu today that was hosted by the Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia…

Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) has launched an extensive programme to train over 350 judicial officers countrywide to assist in the rebuilding of the country’s…

BAIDOA – On Tuesday authorities from South West State, one of Somalia’s Federal Member States, officially launched the Local Government Law and kicked off the district council formation process in the state. The Federal…

Nairobi – Somalia’s electoral body – the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) - has described as “very fruitful and beneficial” a three-day capacity building workshop which closed yesterday in the Kenyan capital…

Nairobi – Enhancing the institutional capacity to register and manage Somalia’s political parties through the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) was the focus of a three-day meeting, which opened yesterday in…

Mogadishu - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) held a project launch ceremony today to mark the start of operations of a project focusing on meeting emergency needs for shelter and non-food items (NFIs) in Somalia. The project…

Mogadishu - A two-day workshop aimed at reviewing standard operating procedures and building the capacity of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) for screening ex Al-Shabaab combatants ended today. The…

Mogadishu - Maryan Ali (not her real name) reveals a stab wound scar on her right arm as she remembers the fateful day she was gang raped. Maryan eked out a living working as a receptionist in one of the markets in the Somali…