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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

PRESS STATEMENT 07/2016 The third Ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) ended yesterday in Istanbul with a strong commitment from delegates to ensure that Somalia’s electoral process take place as scheduled in…

Istanbul – Representatives from 46 countries and 11 international organisations gathered in Istanbul on 23 and 24 February 2016 to participate in the third Ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF), hosted by H.E. Recep…