Somali Police Force (SPF) officers from the federal and regional administrations attend a course on investigating and preventing sexual and gender-based violence held on 19 September 2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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UN Police train Somali Police Force officers on gender-based violence
Twenty-five officers from the Somali Police Force drawn from various parts of the country began a five-day training course on the prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Mogadishu. The UN-sponsored training…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq (left), hands over keys for donated vehicles to the Jubbaland Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Adan Ibrahim Awhersi on 19 September2016. The DSRSG was in Kismayo to discuss with the Jubbaland leadership the plight of returnee Somali refugees from Dadaab. UN Photo
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Jubbaland authorities and UN agree to form joint committee on Dadaab camp returnees
Jubbaland authorities, the United Nations and other key international partners have agreed to form a joint committee to address the humanitarian needs of returnees from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The Deputy Special…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq (middle), the UNOCHA Head of Office for Somalia, Justin Brady (right), and the FAO Head of Programmes, Rudi Van Aaken (left), attend a media briefing to launch the latest Food Security and Nutrition Situation Update for Somalia, on 20 September 2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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Five million people face hunger in Somalia, says UN
The United Nations is appealing for humanitarian assistance for five million people in Somalia facing hunger caused by acute food shortages. The latest Food Security and Nutrition Outlook for August to December 2016 released…
A supporter holds a campaign poster for Subeyda Maxamed Malak Mukhtar, an aspirant for the Federal Lower House of Parliament, on 21 September 2016, in Baidoa. UN Photo
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Preparations for Somalia’s 2016 electoral process gather pace
Preparations for the 2016 electoral process are picking up as Somalia prepares to choose parliamentary representatives, in an exercise that will culminate in a presidential poll in late October. Candidates for seats in the…
Supporters hold a campaign poster for Maxamed Salaad Nuunow, an aspirant for the Federal Lower House of Parliament, on 21 September2016, in Kismaayo. UN Photo
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Somalia’s port city of Kismaayo readies for the 2016 electoral process
As a visitor enters the port city of Kismaayo, he is greeted by an imposing monument bearing the words ‘ Kismaayo waa nabad’, which means ‘Kismaayo is peaceful’ in Somali. These reassuring words are especially significant now…
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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urges women to shape the country’s destiny
Somali women have launched an ‘All Women’s Campaign’ in a national effort to achieve a 30 per cent quota of seats in both houses of the country’s next federal parliament. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud presided over…
Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team chairperson Omar Mohamed Abdulle ‘Dhagey’ addressing the media at press conference held in Mogadishu on 26 September 2016
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Somalia extends electoral process timetable by 30 days
The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) has announced new dates for Somalia’s electoral process.The presidential election will now take place on 30 November 2016, while parliamentary elections will be held…
Radio Shabelle journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali
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SRSG Keating condemns killing of Radio Shabelle journalist
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating strongly condemns the murder of the Radio Shabelle journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali in the Somali capital yesterday by two unknown…
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SRSG Keating condemns killing of Radio Shabelle journalist
PRESS STATEMENT 24/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating strongly condemns the murder of the Radio Shabelle journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali in the Somali capital…
ISWA Multi-purpose Conference Hall and offices funded by UNDP, Baidoa, Somalia on September 27, 2016. UN Photo Badri Moalim
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New administrative building inaugurated in Baidoa
A new, multi-purpose building for use by the Interim South West Administration’s (ISWA) ministry of planning and international cooperation has been inaugurated in Baidoa. The facility, which comprises a conference center and…
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SRSG Michael Keating discusses electoral process preparations in South West State
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating has welcomed the progress made by the Interim South West State Administration (ISWA) in preparing for the electoral…
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International community urges federal member state leaders to meet deadline for election of Upper House
In meetings over the past several days, the United Nations, African Union, Ethiopia, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States have received reassurances from…