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Sharm el-Sheikh - The Secretary-General met today with Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the margins of the summit of the League of Arab States.The Secretary-General expressed…

New York - The members of the Security Council strongly condemn the attack on 27 March on the Maka al-Mukarama hotel in Mogadishu, perpetrated by Al-Shabaab, which has caused the death and injury of many innocent Somalis…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned in the strongest terms yesterday's terrorist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu city that resulted in the death of…

On 24 March 2015, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (DSRSG), Raisedon Zenenga, paid a visit to Baidoa, where he renewed UNSOM’s commitment and continued support to the on-going regional…

Mogadishu - At least 27 representatives from civil society organizations and human rights activists in Somalia concluded a two-day consultative workshop in Mogadishu on Tuesday, to review the human rights situation in Somalia…

Mogadishu - As required by the Provisional Federal Constitution of Somalia and in line with the recently passed laws on the National Independent Electoral Commission and the Boundaries and Federation Commission, Somalia is…

Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia led by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has met with development partners under the Somali Development and Reconstruction Facility-Steering Commitee to review projects…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed firm commitments made by Somalia’s Federal and regional leaders to meet key Vision 2016 deadlines to complete…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemns, in the strongest terms, today’s attack in Baidoa town in Somalia’s Interim South West Administration, which…

Somali women from across the nation joined hands with the global community to mark this years' International Women's Day celebrations with song, dance and grandeur.Major celebrations were held in Kismayo in the Juba region…