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Bees, tractors and entrepreneurs: Supporting economic resilience in Somalia

Belet Weyne – It is 6:00 a.m. and Mohamed Dhicis is up and ready for work. Dressed in a thick, white cotton canvas suit, which covers his entire body, he walks into the apiary housing tens of thousands of bees.

19 Dec 2022

Ahmed Abdullahi Ahmed: Creating educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities

Mogadishu – Ahmed Abdullahi Ahmed believes in education. He believes in its power to transform the lives of his fellow Somalis and in its capacity to help transform Somalia.

His belief is grounded in his personal experience.

17 Dec 2022

Protecting displaced Somalis from gender-based violence highlighted at roundtable discussion

Mogadishu – The importance of protecting internally displaced women and children from gender-based violence was highlighted today at a United Nations-supported roundtable discussion in Mogadishu.

14 Dec 2022

Marking international day, UN calls for ensuring human rights for all Somalis

Mogadishu – In observance of this year’s Human Rights Day, the United Nations in Somalia has called on Somalis to stand up for human rights to ensure that everyone, including members of vulnerable and marginalized communities, persons with disabilities, internally displaced perso

10 Dec 2022

Marking international day, UN calls for ensuring human rights for all Somalis

10 Dec 2022

More than 100 Somali students graduate from University for Peace, including country’s president

Mogadishu – Somalia’s pool of academic skills deepened recently with the conferring of a range of postgraduate degrees to 166 students – including the country’s president.

03 Dec 2022

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UN calls for Somalia to build on commendable progress

Mogadishu – Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), the United Nations in Somalia today commended the Somali authorities for their progress in recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities and encouraged them to build on their

03 Dec 2022