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UN envoy highlights importance of Somali media’s rights as well as responsibilities

Addressing an audience of senior journalists and civil society representatives in Mogadishu, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today highlighted the important role played by its media and reaffirmed the world body’s support for its rights and development into a responsible and vital part of the

23 Jul 2018

Gathering of Somali and international community representatives ends in Brussels with renewed commitments for support

Brussels - A high-level gathering of representatives from the Somali government and the international community, including the United Nations, ended in Brussels today with renewed commitment to support the Horn of Africa country’s progress in a range of areas, such as state-build

17 Jul 2018

At Somalia Partnership Forum, UN officials highlight progress and call for continued support

Brussels – Speaking at the first day of the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels today, two senior United Nations officials commended the country’s government for its efforts in various areas – such as political reform, security, economic development, and recovery and humanitari

16 Jul 2018

Aisha Mohamed Warsame: A passionate advocate for vocational training

Aisha Mohamed Warsame’s education was no bed of roses. Much of the 23-year-old’s schooling coincided with Somalia’s descent into armed strife and conflict in the nineties.

15 Jul 2018

Mustaf Yusuf Ibrahim: Vocational training changed my life

Mustaf Yusuf Ibrahim’s experiences as a migrant seeking a better life abroad differ little from those of so many others – hunger, fear, mistreatment and abuse.

At the age of 17, he and two friends left Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, where they saw no future for themselves.

15 Jul 2018

UN envoy Michael Keating congratulates Somalia on Fifty-eighth Anniversary of Independence

PRESS STATEMENT 10/2018

The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, congratulates the people and government of Somalia on the 58th anniversary of their country’s independence.

01 Jul 2018

Abdiqani: Driven by a vocation to answer calls of distress in Mogadishu

In a city plagued with emergencies, it takes a unique combination of courage, determination and compassion to respond to a crisis call in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

29 Jun 2018

Amina Ibrahim: Rape broke my spirit and stole my happiness

“He crept into our house, held me down and forced himself on me repeatedly.”

So Amina Ibrahim* recalls the terrifying night when an intruder entered her house in south-central Somalia as she slept with her children, among them a four-day-old newborn, and violently raped her.

19 Jun 2018