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Food Security | FAO provides aid to farmers in central Somalia coping with floods and locusts With the financial support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, FAO was able to provide agricultural inputs (cowpea, sorghum…

New York – United Nations Secretary- General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)…

Baidoa -- Becoming a doctor had been Yusuf Barre Mohamed’s dream throughout his school years in the 2000s and early 2010s. Since then, the 31-year-old’s dream to help his fellow residents of Somalia’s South West State (SWS)…

Kismayo – The reasons behind Halima Farah Godane’s decision to start the Somali Women Solidarity Organization (SWSO) in 2006 stem from her own direct experience of Somalia’s past decades of conflict and instability. “I…

Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the attack today at Galkaayo's stadium, which reportedly killed and injured many people who had gathered ahead of a visit by the country’s prime…

Mogadishu – The recent Somalia Partnership Forum enabled all involved to openly exchange views on current developments in the country and to agree on the 2021 Mutual Accountability Framework, which sets out key priorities on…

Garowe – Pastoralism is a way of life for many Somalis and Puntland, in Somalia’s north, with its semi-arid landscape and warm climate, is a key location for this form of livelihood. But, over the past two decades, there has…

Mogadishu – With the theme of this year’s Human Rights Day centred on ‘Recover Better. Stand Up for Human Rights,’ the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called on all Somalis to join together to build a post-COVID-19…

Mogadishu – As the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign comes to an end in Somalia, the United Nations envoy to the country today highlighted the need for continued efforts to eliminate such…

Somalia Partnership Forum COMMUNIQUÉ 7 December 2020 Somalia and its international partners met in Mogadishu on 7th December 2020 for the Somalia Partnership Forum (SPF). The participants reviewed developments since the last…

Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia and its international partners today gathered in the capital for a one-day, high-level meeting dedicated to taking stock of the progress made by the country in various areas, as…