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Good afternoon, Mr. President. I would like to begin by thanking you – President Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’ – and your team, for the warm welcome that we’ve received here in Kismayo today. I’m here with colleagues from…

Farming | FAO radio training benefits farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk A radio training initiative which FAO launched five months ago is going strong, reaching thousands of Somalis with specialized programming to assist…

Jowhar – In Hirshabelle, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today welcomed recent developments related to the impasse currently being experienced with the country’s national elections. “I was pleased to see the statement…

Good Afternoon, Mr. President. I would like to thank you and your team for the warm welcome that you have extended to us today. Mr. President, you and I have seen each other of many video screens and we have met before in…

SPEAKERS James Swan, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Adam Abdelmoula, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia /…

Mogadishu – As Somalia crosses its 30 th anniversary since the outbreak its civil war, senior United Nations officials today paid tribute to the courage and resilience of Somali citizens who have persevered through some of…

SPEAKERS James Swan, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Adam Abdelmoula, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia /…

Garowe – The process of registering, tracking and recording gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Somalia’s northern Federal Member State of Puntland is expected to improve following the launch today of a United Nations-backed…

Garowe – A delegation of senior United Nations representatives today visited the Federal Member State (FMS) of Puntland, in Somalia’s north-east, to meet with its leadership on the provision of support. “We’ve come to discuss…

Good Afternoon, Mr. President, representatives of the media. Thank you, President Said Abdullahi Deni and your team, for the warm welcome that you have extended to us today. I would also like congratulate President Said…

Dhusamareb – Continuing a series of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, a delegation of United Nations officials today visited Galmudug to discuss with its leadership how the world body can best…

Thank you, President Ahmed Abdi Kariye, and your team, for the warm welcome that you have extended to us today. I am here today with Cesar Arroyo, the Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, and also…