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Somali women leaders have called for a stop to politicization of the 30 percent gender rule. Campaigners for greater representation of women in Somalia’s Parliament have stepped up their efforts in a bid to counter the…

A new, multi-purpose building for use by the Interim South West Administration’s (ISWA) ministry of planning and international cooperation has been inaugurated in Baidoa. The facility, which comprises a conference center and…

PRESS STATEMENT 24/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating strongly condemns the murder of the Radio Shabelle journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali in the Somali capital…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating strongly condemns the murder of the Radio Shabelle journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali in the Somali capital yesterday by two unknown…

SRSG Michael Keating b riefs the Security Council on Somalia in New York.

The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) has announced new dates for Somalia’s electoral process.The presidential election will now take place on 30 November 2016, while parliamentary elections will be held…

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…