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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
Interviewer: Hello sir, welcome and thank you for agreeing to do this interview. What is the role of the UN in the electoral process?
Goodwill Ambassador Fatima Abdi Warsame advocating for 30 per cent of seats to be reserved for women representatives in both houses of Somalia's next federal parliament.
At only twenty-five years of age, Fatima Abdi Warsame is at the helm of an organization that mobilizes young people to start projects that enhance their status in society.
New York – The Secretary-General condemns today’s terrorist attack in the vicinity of Mogadishu International Airport. He expresses sincere condolences to the friends and families of the deceased, and wishes the injured a speedy recovery.
PRESS STATEMENT 19/2016