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Baidoa -- The Baidoa prison was built by the Italian government during the colonial era in the South West State of Somalia.
Nafisa and a group of women from civil society organizations protesting October 14, 2020 against the rape and murder of Ugbaad Ali in Burao
Hargeisa - Even before a visitor sits down in the office of Nafisa Yusuf Mohamed, they are fully aware of her views.
Baidoa -- Becoming a doctor had been Yusuf Barre Mohamed’s dream throughout his school years in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Kismayo – The reasons behind Halima Farah Godane’s decision to start the Somali Women Solidarity Organization (SWSO) in 2006 stem from her own direct experience of Somalia’s past decades of conflict and instability.
Garowe – Pastoralism is a way of life for many Somalis and Puntland, in Somalia’s north, with its semi-arid landscape and warm climate, is a key location for this form of livelihood.
But, over the past two decades, there has been some change.
Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia and its international partners today gathered in the capital for a one-day, high-level meeting dedicated to taking stock of the progress made by the country in various areas, as well as agree on priorities ahead of it.
Mogadishu – For the first time since 2015, the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission met today to discuss Somalia and explore how the international community can support its peacebuilding priorities and jointly find solutions to some of the challenges to peace it faces.
Mogadishu – Ahead of Somalia’s elections, the importance of the media’s role in the upcoming electoral process was centre-stage as a group of journalists gathered for an intensive, United Nations-backed training on strengthening their reporting on elections and voter education.
UNICEF PHOTO ESSAY
Fahima Ahmed Hassan is a 25-year-old community mobilizer who goes the extra mile to ensure parents of children under the age of five are well informed of the polio vaccination campaign and ready to vaccinate their children.
Mogadishu – Despite its progress over recent years, Somalia remains a far from easy place for business and commerce, especially for women.
Mohamed Muse Hassan is spearheading efforts to change this.