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Mogadishu – The horrors of what happened that day still haunt Marian Osman Ali*. Ms. Ali and her children live in the Tufah camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) located in Kahda, one of the 18 districts of Mogadishu…

Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and…

Garowe – Hosh Jama Farah says there is nothing particularly special or different about him. He insists he is just a young Somali trying to better himself, provide for his family and help his country on its path to peace and…

Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia today congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his inauguration, and said it looks forward to working with his administration in support of achieving national priorities. The…

[As prepared for delivery] Ladies and Gentlemen, I am speaking to you today because Somalia is on the brink of a devastating and widespread hunger and mass starvation that could claim hundreds of thousands of lives. Since the…

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded…

Baidoa – It was December 2009, and Ilyas Abdilatif Sheikh Yusuf was in a fine mood. After seven years of arduous study, he found himself at the Shamu Hotel, in Mogadishu, to mark his graduation from Benadir University…

Baidoa – Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit today, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of…

Business development | UNIDO helps promote Somali businesses in Italy In collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Enterprises Development Units, UNIDO…

New York - On 26 May 2022, the Secretary-General held a phone call with H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Secretary-General welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process and…

Mogadishu/New York – James Swan, UN Special Representative for Somalia, urged Somali authorities and the international community to capitalise on the "moment of opportunity" following the recent conclusion of the election. In…

(As delivered, New York/Mogadishu, 23 May 2022) Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the…