The Puntland Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs (MoDAFA) marked International Women's Day today in collaboration with UN agencies and International NGOs. The day was marked under the theme: “Make it Happen…

Mogadishu – The top United Nations Police Advisor, Stefan Feller has concluded an official visit to Somalia during which he met with officials from the Federal Government, Interim Jubba Administration (IJA), the Somali…

Mogadishu - Somali youth are expressing optimism that poverty and unemployment in Somalia can be reduced through quality education and youth empowerment. Local university students and experts on Saturday took part in a…

Mogadishu - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has just completed an eight-day training programme for 11 members of the Somali Police Force (SPF) and two members of the AMISOM Police Component. UNSOM…

Copenhagen - The first Ministerial-level High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) was held in Copenhagen on 19-20 November. The conference was co-chaired by HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Government of…

Copenhagen – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, Minister of Interior and Federalism of the Federal Government of Somalia Abdullahi Godah Barre, and Deputy Special Representative of…

Copenhagen – Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This has been a rich day of discussions. I will not attempt to summarize all our deliberations, but let me review the salient points. First, I welcome the agreement we have…

The Integrated Strategic Framework, which was signed in Mogadishu on 29 October 2014, is the first comprehensive plan of the United Nations in Somalia in over 20 years and marks a milestone in the partnership between Somalia…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Somalia Mission (UNSOM) facilitated the first-ever awareness raising seminar for Somali lawmakers to increase their understanding of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…

Garowe - The Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia signed an agreement today to resume relations and work together on peace and state-building priorities. High-ranking officials from the United Nations…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is spearheading a capacity building campaign for the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of wider effort to improve security in Somalia. In order to identify…

New York - My co-chairs: Excellencies Dr Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Mr. Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations. Ladies and Gentlemen. I am delighted to open today’s high-level meeting…