Tag: Somalia
Somali: Survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds and lives
“I used to feel fear when it was nighttime,” mother-of-two Nurto Abdi Osman told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual...
Somalia: WHO and KSrelief partner to increase access to medical oxygen
A project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhea in Somalia has...
Somalia working to rescue hostages from UN helicopter
Somalia’s government is working to rescue the passengers of a United Nations helicopter that was captured by al-Shabab fighters,...
Somalia: ATMIS donates relief food to IDPs in Hirshabelle State
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), working with Hirshabelle State authorities, has given emergency relief food and...
Somalia: Putting education at the forefront
Sumayo Jama Farah, 12, is one of many inspiring students who participated in a project in the Puntland State...
Somalia Joins East African Community
Somalia has formally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC). It joins Kenya, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the...
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa says leadership collaboration key to stability in Somalia
The Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Africa at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee...
Climate-smart water harvesting and storage systems are helping rural communities overcome climate shocks
Accessing water for her livestock and crops has been a lifelong struggle for Muhubo Warsame, who lives in Puntland’s...
EMT team deployed in Somalia as WHO scales up efforts to strengthen trauma care services
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Country Office in Somalia recently deployed an emergency medical team (EMT) in Mogadishu to...
Somalia calls for help as 1.8 million children experience acute malnutrition and health complications
A rapidly evolving drought and the famine-like situation in Somalia continue to affect 7.8 million people and has already...
As the Horn of Africa drought enters sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
As the Horn of Africa enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain, displacement continues to climb as...
Sixth failed rainy season spells further disaster and loss of life in Somalia, warns the International Rescue Committee
With the April- May rains in Somalia this year expected to be below normal for the sixth consecutive season,...