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Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team chairperson Omar Mohamed Abdulle ‘Dhagey’ addressing the media at press conference held in Mogadishu on 26 September 2016
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Somalia extends electoral process timetable by 30 days

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…
Supporters hold a campaign poster for Maxamed Salaad Nuunow, an aspirant for the Federal Lower House of Parliament, on 21 September2016, in Kismaayo. UN Photo
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Somalia’s port city of Kismaayo readies for the 2016 electoral process

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…
A supporter holds a campaign poster for Subeyda Maxamed Malak Mukhtar, an aspirant for the Federal Lower House of Parliament, on 21 September 2016, in Baidoa. UN Photo
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Preparations for Somalia’s 2016 electoral process gather pace

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 Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq (middle), the UNOCHA Head of Office for Somalia, Justin Brady (right), and the FAO Head of Programmes, Rudi Van Aaken (left), attend a media briefing to launch the latest Food Security and Nutrition Situation Update for Somalia, on 20 September 2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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Five million people face hunger in Somalia, says UN

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…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq (left), hands over keys for donated vehicles to the Jubbaland Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Adan Ibrahim Awhersi on 19 September2016. The DSRSG was in Kismayo to discuss with the Jubbaland leadership the plight of returnee Somali refugees from Dadaab. UN Photo
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Jubbaland authorities and UN agree to form joint committee on Dadaab camp returnees

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…
Somali Police Force (SPF) officers from the federal and regional administrations attend a course on investigating and preventing sexual and gender-based violence held on 19 September 2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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UN Police train Somali Police Force officers on gender-based violence

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…
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