Feature Stories

Somalia: Hunger and struggle for displaced communities in Besieged Xudur town

Xudur – Seated outside her makeshift home in the Madaxwaarabe internally displaced people’s site in Xudur, 80-year-old mother of five Fatuma Nishow Aliyow does not know where her next meal will come from.

12 Aug 2021

Series of workshops ends with 60 Somali journalists trained on covering women’s participation in elections

Mogadishu – A series of virtual workshops for Somali journalists came to an end this month with 60 media workers around the country receiving training on reporting skills centred on improving the coverage and understanding of women’s role in politics.

30 Jun 2021

In Somalia, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence tell of agony and hope

Mogadishu—It was one hot Sunday late afternoon, in August 2020, when 42-year-old Batuulo Harun Amin’s world was ripped apart.

23 Jun 2021

Mahad Abdullahi Wasuge: Researcher’s quest to change Somalia’s governance landscape

Mogadishu – Mahad Abdullahi Wasuge knew from the outset that hard work and determination pay.

22 Jun 2021

Strengthened advocacy on COVID-19 and COVAX roll-out: UNSOM continues to support Somali journalists

Mogadishu – How can Somali journalists help in the fight against COVID-19? What role can they play in keeping individuals and communities safer?

03 May 2021

Hinda Dahir Jama: "I want to pave a new path for girls"

Mogadishu - Hinda Dahir Jama’s love for journalism started early – and has involved its share of danger and hardship.

08 Mar 2021

Bay Regional Hospital: 85 years of helping South West State residents with healthcare

Baidoa – Quiet and calm are rare at the Bay Regional Hospital in the city of Baidoa.

28 Feb 2021

At Security Council meeting on Somalia, UN Envoy highlights political tensions and need for dialogue

Mogadishu/New York – The political stresses currently gripping Somalia and the need for dialogue and compromise to resolve them featured strongly in the briefing today of the United Nations envoy to the country at a meeting of the world body’s Security Council.

22 Feb 2021