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Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome the successful elections for leadership positions in the Upper House on 26 April 2022 and the House of the People on 27-28 April 2022. We congratulate the newly elected…

Mogadishu – As elections for the Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Parliament take place this week, Somalia’s international partners* urge that these processes conclude peacefully. We welcome the election of the Speaker and…

Mogadishu - Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi was born in the rural area of the Mudug region, Puntland, in Somalia, in 1992, to a family of pastoralists. At birth, he had normal vision. He was brought to the city of Galkayo at the…

Mogadishu – Like so many other boys around the world, when Aweys Haji Nur was young, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. However, the time was not right – he was born in 1984, which meant that his adolescence…

Hargeisa – On a visit to Hargeisa today, a senior United Nations official pledged the world body’s support for efforts to rebuild the Waheen marketplace which was recently destroyed in a blaze. “I am here primarily to…

Mogadishu – International partners* welcome today’s swearing-in of newly-elected members of Somalia’s House of the People and Upper House. After a period of more than one year in which all Somali elected institutions exceeded…

Dollow – “I'm 95 years old and I have never seen such drought. Animals died, people now… we seriously need support and people who can help us. We don’t even have something to cook for our families; we have almost nothing,”…

Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding shortfalls leaves almost 40% of Somalis on the brink. Mogadishu - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into…

New York - The Secretary-General held a phone call on 11 April 2022 with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 'Farmajo', President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Secretary-General expressed his solidarity with Somalia…

Mogadishu – Efforts to ensure that women’s voices are heard in Somalia’s media sector received a boost this week with the launch of ‘Bilan,’ the country’s first all-women newsroom. Somali women journalists cite a litany of…