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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating hands over a certificate to a member of the UN military staff during a medal award ceremony for UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) uniformed personnel on 20 August 2016, in Mogadishu. UN Photo
Uniformed personnel serving in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) were today honored for their distinguished service.
Members of the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) at a briefing on the process for the forthcoming elections on 16 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo
The bodies formed to implement Somalia’s 2016 electoral process at the state and regional levels received an in-depth briefing on the process from the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) during three days of meetings in Mogadishu this week.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today celebrates International Youth Day. Somalia has one of the youngest populations in the world. Seven out of 10 Somalis are younger than 30 years old.
Ahmed during the vocational training at the Rehabilitation Center in Baidoa
Thirty-one-year-old Ahmed (not his real name) joined Al-Shabaab because he needed an income. It was a decision, he says, he will forever regret.
German delegates and other guests at the Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Center graduation ceremony for former Al-Shabaab combatants, in Baidoa.
Thirty former Al-Shabaab combatants have graduated from the Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre in South West State of Somalia after completing an intensive rehabilitation programme.
A new political drama aimed at encouraging women’s participation in politics is up and running on various radio stations in Somalia.
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team, at their first press conference on 1 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) have assured the public that they will carry out their assignment with impartiality to ensure the electoral process is successful.Omar Mohamed Abdulle ‘Dhagey’, the chairman of the FIEIT, made the undertaking during a media br