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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…

Baidoa – A delegation of United Nations officials visited Somalia’s South West State today to discuss ways in which the world body can assist the Federal Member State in a range of areas in 2021. “It’s the first of our visits…

Baidoa –Good Afternoon, Mr. President. I would like to thank you, President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen,’ and your team for the usual warm welcome that you have extended to us with today. I am pleased to be here with…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* are deeply concerned about the continuing impasse in implementing the electoral model agreed on 17 September by President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo and Federal Member State…

Hargeisa - Even before a visitor sits down in the office of Nafisa Yusuf Mohamed, they are fully aware of her views. There is a hard-to-miss, large poster on a wall in her office, which reads: "Being a woman is more than…