Somalia's Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke lays a foundation stone for the new Mogadishu Police and Court Complex on February 18, 2016.
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Foundation set for the Mogadishu Police Court Complex
The first phase of the construction of the new Mogadishu Court and Police Complex (MPCC) is underway. The foundation stone for the complex was laid today in the capital Mogadishu, at a ceremony presided over by Somalia’s…
Patrick Loots, the Head of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration from UNSOM, the Interim Jubba Administration Minister for Interior, Mohamed Warsame Darwish, and officials from the Germany embassy in Somalia at the site where the centre for disengaged combatants in Kismayo, Somalia will be built.
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A new centre for disengaged Al Shabaab combatants to be built in Kismaayo
A new Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Centre for former Al Shabaab militants will be built in Kismaayo to disengage them while also serve as a platform from where they can launch their reintegration back into…
Mr Malik Abdalla, the Director of Disengaged Combatants in the Ministry of Internal Security of the Federal Government and Mr Abdirashid Goni, the Governor of Lower Jubba region during the ceremony for the construction of the reintegration centre in Kismayo
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Construction of rehabilitation center for former Al-Shabaab combatants launched in Kismaayo
The construction of a rehabilitation center for disengaged combatants in Jubbaland state administration was officially launched on Monday, in Kismaayo. This is the fourth center to be established in Somalia as part of the…
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Somali journalists speak out on press freedom
Somali journalists spoke candidly about the state of media freedoms in the country and the recently passed media law yesterday during a discussion hosted by the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to commemorate World…
Women attend celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Kismaayo, Somalia on March 8, 2016.
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Somalia marks International Women's Day
Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated across the country, with Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Puntland registering a huge turnout. In his address to a well-attended…
Somali journalists attend a two-day training workshop on personal safety, reporting on peace and reconciliation, the political process and crisis communication
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Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle journalists undergo training on peace and reconciliation
Thirty-seven journalists from the Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia completed a two-day training this week on promoting peace and reconciliation in Somalia. The workshop organized by the United Nations Assistance…
Participants at open day on women's rights and participation hosted by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, held in Mogadishu, on March 10, 2016.
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UN Envoy for Somalia holds Open Day on women’s rights and participation with women leaders
Women leaders in Somalia are intensifying their push for better representation in politics. The women leaders in an Open Day event met with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia Mr. Michael…
Peter de Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, and Resident Humanitarian Coordinator speaks during the High-Level round table on Durable Solutions for Somali IDPs held in Mogadishu on May 8, 2016.
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UN announces innovative competition for Somali youth in internally displaced camps
A devastating famine forced Halima Abdulkadir Ahmed to abandon her home in Qoryole in 2011. Since then, she and her seven children have been living in a settlement called Rajo, one of the 486 camps and settlements for…
Michael Keating, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, greets the Director of the United Nations Support Office for Somalia, Amadu Kamara, upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia on 18 January 2016
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New SRSG Michael Keating arrives in Somalia
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating arrived in Mogadishu today to formally take up his duties following his appointment on 23 November 2015. Mr. Keating succeeds Nicholas…
Jeffrey Feltman, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Michael Keating, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, address journalists during a press conference held in Mogadishu on February 03, 2016.
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United Nations Under-Secretary for political affairs expresses support for Somalia’s general electoral process
Today the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, visited Somalia and held meetings with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the speaker of the Federal Parliament, Mohamed Sheikh Osman…
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First International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is commemorated in Somalia
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
Walter Kälin, Special Advisor to the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons chats with local IDP women selling vegetables at Hanaana One camp during his visit to Baidoa, Somalia on February 09, 2016.
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A call for durable solutions for displaced people in Somalia
The Special Advisor to the Deputy Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Käelin, has called for a new approach to humanitarian support to address the problem of internally…