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Joint Statement on the Situation in Gedo

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* express grave concern at the build-up of security forces in the Gedo region of Jubaland, Somalia, and clashes in the vicinity of Belet Hawo on 2 March that have resulted in the displacement of civilians and casualties.

08 Mar 2020

On International Women’s Day, UN applauds contribution of Somali women and encourages greater participation

Mogadishu – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Somalia applauded the role of Somali women in their country’s progress while also encouraging greater efforts to ensure their participation in all spheres of Somali society.

08 Mar 2020

Fatuma Abdisalan: Helping rebuilding Somalia through entrepreneurship

Fatuma Abdisalan is a passionate and enthusiastic entrepreneur based in the port city of Kismayo.

07 Mar 2020

Abdullahi Mire: A personal experience with the benefits of education for refugees

The sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in north-eastern Kenya has a population of close to 220,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers. Most of them are from Somalia and some 56 per cent are children.

04 Mar 2020

Consultation meeting on Somalia’s new constitution closes in Hirshabelle

Jowhar, 3 March 2020 – A three-day public consultation ended today in Jowhar, at which representatives from all walks of life in Somalia’s federal state of Hirshabelle discussed and shared views on key elements of a future constitution for their countr

03 Mar 2020

A Round-Up of Activities of the UN System in Somalia in February 2020

29 Feb 2020

Security Council Press Statement on Elections in Somalia

The members of the Security Council noted the progress made in the preparations for the holding of national elections in late 2020 or early 2021 in Somalia, and welcomed the role of the Federal Government of Somalia, the Somali Federal Parliament and the National Independent Election Commission (

28 Feb 2020

Following enactment of federal electoral law, Somalia’s international partners urge all Somali stakeholders to work together to hold elections on time

Mogadishu – Somalia’s federal electoral law has now been approved by the House of the People and was signed into law by the President on 20 February. This law is part of the essential electoral legislative framework required so one-person-one-vote national elections that allow a

25 Feb 2020

Remarks by UN envoy James Swan to the Security Council on the situation in Somalia on 24 February 2020

Mr. President,

2020 has the potential to be a transformative year for Somalia. A number of key national priorities are due to conclude and will impact Somalia’s trajectory for years to come.

24 Feb 2020

Public consultations on new Somali constitution end in South West State

Baidoa, 19 February 2020 – “I would like to see changes that address our interests,” Nurta Mohamed, a resident of the Qasab 2 camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), said today at a gathering in the city of Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State.

19 Feb 2020

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