Newsletters and Round-up of UN Activities
Somali women have launched an ‘All Women’s Campaign’ in a national effort to achieve a 30 per cent quota of seats in both houses of the country’s next federal parliament. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud presided over…
As a visitor enters the port city of Kismaayo, he is greeted by an imposing monument bearing the words ‘ Kismaayo waa nabad’, which means ‘Kismaayo is peaceful’ in Somali. These reassuring words are especially significant now…
Preparations for the 2016 electoral process are picking up as Somalia prepares to choose parliamentary representatives, in an exercise that will culminate in a presidential poll in late October. Candidates for seats in the…
The United Nations is appealing for humanitarian assistance for five million people in Somalia facing hunger caused by acute food shortages. The latest Food Security and Nutrition Outlook for August to December 2016 released…
Jubbaland authorities, the United Nations and other key international partners have agreed to form a joint committee to address the humanitarian needs of returnees from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The Deputy Special…
Twenty-five officers from the Somali Police Force drawn from various parts of the country began a five-day training course on the prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Mogadishu. The UN-sponsored training…
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the progress made in…
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the progress made in…
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the progress made in…
Twenty journalists from Hiiraan region in Somalia yesterday concluded a training workshop designed to improve their reporting skills and understanding of this year’s electoral process. The two-day workshop was supported by…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating has vowed to press for the full participation of Somali women in the 2016 electoral process during a meeting today with…
Mogadishu/Geneva, 4 September 2016 – A UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia released Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but also shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront…