Khadijo Maadey tells her story and now advocates for the end of rape in Somalia
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Somali woman overcomes sexual abuse and fights to end sexual violence in the country
Khadijo Maadey (not her real name), 28, has suffered physically and psychologically after being brutally raped at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, 13 kilometers from Mogadishu. Brutal gang rape and physical assault…
Participants at the ceremony on the International Day of Elimination of Sexual violence in Conflict held in Mogadishu
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Somalia marks the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Somalia today joined the world in marking the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, with a plea to the public to speak out against the crime in the country. HINNA, a local non…
UNSOM Deputy, Peter de Clercq, UNHCR Representative Caroline Van Buren and Somalia Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Hadliye Omar during World Refugee Day
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Somalia celebrates World Refugee Day
On Monday, Somalia celebrated the World Refugee Day as the country awaits the repatriation of over 300,000 refugees from neighbouring Kenya. The Horn of Africa nation has an estimated one million refugees in neighbouring…
A plane taxis towards the terminal building on its inaugural flight to the newly opened Bossaso International Airport in Puntland, Somalia on 8 January, 2016.
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Bossaso’s upgraded airport officially opens for business
Bossaso, - The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, officially inaugurated the upgraded international airport of Bossaso, Puntland today. Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas) and…
Participants attend a ceremony to mark Somali Youth Day in Baidoa on May 15, 2016. The day commemorates the founding of Somali Youth League, which was the country’s first political party founded in 1943. SYL was instrumental in the country’s struggle for independence.
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Somalia marks National Youth Day with calls to reject extremism
Somalia marked its National Youth Day on Sunday with renewed calls to youth to reject extremism. In Baidoa, the Interim South West Administration (ISWA) President Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan cautioned youths against religious…
Fouzia Abass, an employee of UNSOS, gives a presentation to Somali businessmen in the country's capital, Mogadishu, on how to become a vendor for the organization
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Somali Business Owners Receive Training On How To Do Business With The United Nations
The United Nations has unveiled a training programme on business acumen for Somali business owners. The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in-conjunction with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia…
Members of the United Nations Security Council pose for a group photograph during a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, on 19 May, 2016.
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UN Security Council members conclude visit to Somalia, urge swift approval of 2016 electoral model
United Nations Security Council members on Thursday concluded a one-day visit to Somalia with a plea to the Federal Government to secure parliamentary approval of the country’s 2016 electoral model as soon as possible…
Shipra Bose (left), the Gender Advisor from UNSOM, moderates a panel discussion during celebrations to mark International Women's Day in Mogadishu, Somalia
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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…
Residents of Baidoa at celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Baidoa, Somalia on March 8, 2016
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South West State Marks International Women’s Day
Celebrations for International Women’s in the South West State were presided over by the Interim South West Administration President H.E Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan in the region’s administrative town of Baidoa. ISWA President…
The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) speaks during the National Leadership Forum (NLF) in Baidoa on June 23, 2016.
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Somali political leaders meet to review progress on upcoming electoral process
The Somali National Leadership Forum (NLF) opened in the southwestern town of Baidoa, to fine tune processes that will lay the groundwork for the country’s electoral process in August. Somali President H.E Hassan Sheikh…
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UN Envoy Keating condemns terrorist attack on Naso Hablod Hotel in Mogadishu and the murder of State Minister Buri Hamza
PRESS STATEMENT 16/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s attack on the Naso Hablod Hotel, in the busy KM-4…
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SRSG Keating briefs the Security Council
New York – Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefs the Security Council.