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Aweys Haji Nur: Helping Somali boys today become tomorrow’s Somali football stars

Mogadishu – Like so many other boys around the world, when Aweys Haji Nur was young, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.

20 Apr 2022

On safer ground: Supporting efforts to make Somalia free of explosive remnants of war

Dhabad and Galdogob – Out of fear, the people of Dhabad and Galdogob, in northern Somalia, barely ventured out to the fields near their homes.

03 Apr 2022

Elections must be finalized amid worsening drought, Security Council hears

Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, noting that national elections are now more than a year beh

16 Feb 2022

Abdiwali Nune Ibrahim: Changing the lives of convicts in Kismayo through education

Kismayo – The work of a committed teacher is to inspire and help students develop through education, with the ultimate goal of becoming productive members of society.

29 Jan 2022

Bashir Abdulkadir Mohamed ‘Suuleey’: Youth as a cornerstone of peacebuilding in Galkayo

Galkayo – Until recently, Galkayo had been known for its history of conflict and displacement.

21 Jan 2022

Jamila Haji Mohamed: “There is no doubt that Somali youth are more committed to obtaining peace than to carrying guns and planting bombs”

Baidoa - The path to becoming a youth activist in Somalia can vary. For Jamila Haji Mohamed, it began while studying economics at Mogadishu University in the mid-2010s.

28 Dec 2021

UN Women and Ifrah Foundation sign partnership agreement to fight FGM

Mogadishu - The United Nations in Somalia recently partnered with a leading Somali non-governmental organization to step up the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in two of the Horn of Africa country’s Federal Member S

01 Dec 2021

Photo Story: A day in the life of UN Deputy Special Representative Anita Kiki Gbeho

Anita Kiki Gbeho is a long-serving staff member of the United Nations, having served under the blue flag for more than 25 years.

20 Nov 2021

Samsam Said Mohamed: Raising awareness of rights among Puntland’s women and girls

Garowe – As Samsam Said Mohamed was growing up, she started to notice that something was not quite right when it came to the situation that her fellow Somali women found themselves in.

13 Nov 2021

On visit to Somalia, Senior UN official encourages acceleration of the electoral process

Mogadishu – Wrapping up a five-day visit to Somalia, a senior United Nations official today called on the Somali leadership to accelerate efforts towards the completion of the country’s electoral process.

12 Nov 2021

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