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The international community welcomed the decision of the Puntland Governmetn to participate ful in he electoral process that will choose a new federal parliament later this year. Yesterday’s agreement between the Federal…
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PRESS STATEMENT 10/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating has strongly condemned today’s suicide bombing attack in the city of Gaalkacyo that killed seven people…
Somali journalists attend a two-day training workshop on personal safety, reporting on peace and reconciliation, the political process and crisis communication
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Thirty-seven journalists from the Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia completed a two-day training this week on promoting peace and reconciliation in Somalia. The workshop organized by the United Nations Assistance…
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The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the European Union (EU), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy welcomed…
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PRESS STATEMENT 09/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating has strongly deplored the high number of children among the al-Shabaab militants captured by Puntland security…
Participants at a conference on Somalia Police Reform held on 23 March 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A four-day Consultative Conference on Police Reform in Somalia ended in Nairobi today with the endorsement of a New Policing Model and a refreshed Heegan Plan for the development of the Somalia Federal Police. The Federal…
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PRESS STATEMENT 08/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, has strongly condemned the incursion by al-Shabaab fighters into Puntland state that began on 14 March, and…
Participants at open day on women's rights and participation hosted by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, held in Mogadishu, on March 10, 2016.
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Women leaders in Somalia are intensifying their push for better representation in politics. The women leaders in an Open Day event met with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia Mr. Michael…
Women attend celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Kismaayo, Somalia on March 8, 2016.
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Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated across the country, with Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Puntland registering a huge turnout. In his address to a well-attended…
Shipra Bose (left), the Gender Advisor from UNSOM, moderates a panel discussion during celebrations to mark International Women's Day in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated across the country, with Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Puntland registering a huge turnout. In his address to a well-attended…
Residents of Baidoa at celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Baidoa, Somalia on March 8, 2016
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Celebrations for International Women’s in the South West State were presided over by the Interim South West Administration President H.E Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan in the region’s administrative town of Baidoa. ISWA President…
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The European Union Delegation to Somalia and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) have today donated an assortment of equipment to the Somalia Police Force to help them in areas of bomb disposal and maritime and…