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Mogadishu – The issue of fostering peace and national reconciliation in Somalia was the topic of discussion today at a gathering of renowned local and international experts, researchers and academics in the capital, Mogadishu.
Internally displaced women and children at a World Food Programne centre in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: Giles Clarke for UNOCHA
Last year, extraordinary prevention efforts by donors, the Government of Somalia and humanitarian partners helped stave off a famine.
Mogadishu – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today praised the work of the Aamin Free Ambulance Service in responding to the urgent medical needs of Mogadishu’s residents, and called for more support for the 24/7 volunteer-run service.
When we met Leila Ali Abdullahi, she was busy guiding the sketching efforts of three young art students in a studio filled with draft paintings, color palettes and pencils.
Mogadishu - Youth in Somalia are being urged to develop solutions for tackling the many problems facing internally displaced persons (IDPs) in their country.
Mogadishu – Somalia and international partners reaffirmed their commitment to end the country’s recurring cycle of humanitarian crises and promote its future development during a high-level roundtable on drought response and recovery today.
Senior federal and state-level government officials and international partners attend high-level roundtable meeting on Somalia's drought response and recovery UN Photo/Omar Abdisalan
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Minneapolis - On a whirlwind visit to the city of Minneapolis, home to the largest Somali diaspora population in the United States, the top United Nations envoy for Somalia highlighted the valuable links between the local community and the Horn of Africa country.
The Deputy Constitutional Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hussein Abdi Elmi, speaks at the signing ceremony of the political agreement on Justice and Corrections System for Somalia in Jowhar, on 24 January 2018. UN Photo
Jowhar - A new agreement seeking to streamline the justice and corrections systems in Somalia has been endorsed by the country’s Federal Government and Federal Member States.
On 24 January, the members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Michael Keating and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Madeira on the situation in Somalia.