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Garowe – As part of her regular engagement with Federal Member States (FMSs), the United Nations' top official for Somalia today visited Puntland for discussions on the state's development and humanitarian needs and political…

(Edited for clarity) Mr. President, Thank you to you and your team for the warm welcome. I am very pleased to be here in Garowe. This is my fourth visit to Puntland since I started as the UN Secretary-General’s Special…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* commend the efforts of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Parliament to ensure Somalia’s compliance with international and regional human rights obligations…

Baidoa – For a long time, the voice of Maryan Zeylac was one of the few women’s voices heard by the listeners of the main, privately-owned radio station in Somalia’s South West State. “I was the sole female journalist at…

Mogadishu – As the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan starts, the United Nations in Somalia extends its warmest wishes to all Somalis. “Ramadan is a special time to come together to commune, to pray and to reflect, as…

Mogadishu – Fardowsa Wehliye loves the sea and swimming in it. “My affinity with the sea is boundless. Living so close to the sea triggered my initial interest. It felt like it was in my DNA,” she says. Her love for the sea…

Mogadishu –On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the United Nations today called on the Somali authorities to invest greater effort in ensuring women’s inclusion in politics and making the minimum 30 per cent quota…

Women | UNDP-backed Bilan Media pilots new series Somalia’s ground-breaking all-women media team, Bilan Media – which is backed by UNDP – piloted a new current affairs series. The series is the first time a discussion…

Nairobi - Climate change has become such a major factor of global instability that even the UN Security Council has added it to its agenda. At the UN Environment Assembly taking place in Nairobi this week, experts including…

Hargeisa – Two days a week, before dawn, when the streets of Hargeisa are still empty, and the tea sellers are only just starting to set up their stalls, a solitary figure rushes through the waking city. She wastes no time…

New York – Speaking at the UN Security Council, Catriona Laing, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, expressed the UN’s “unwavering support towards the state-building agenda” in Somalia, underscoring…

(As delivered, New York, 19 February 2024) Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, I welcome this opportunity to address you on developments in Somalia since my last briefing in October. I am pleased…