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Communiqué following the high-level roundtable meeting held in Mogadishu on the drought response in Somalia
1. Under the patronage of His Excellency President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo”, and in line with the Mogadishu Declaration of 22 February 2017, 31 delegations and representatives of civil society, the private sector…
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President Farmaajo convenes high-level meeting on Somalia’s drought crisis
His Excellency Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” convened a high-level roundtable meeting in the Somali capital today to address the severe drought currently afflicting over six million people and agree…
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Somalia President declares drought a national disaster
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo described the drought facing more than six million Somalis today as a “national disaster” and appealed to the international community to help raise $825 million to prevent the crisis from…
The Deputy President of Jubbaland Administration, Mohamud Sayyid Aden (middle), flanked by the German Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Markus Bollmohr (2nd right), and the Director Rule of Law Security Institutions Group (ROLSIG), Staffan Tillander (3rd left), cuts the ribbon during the official opening of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) centre in Kismaayo, Somalia, on 1 March 2017. UN Photo
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Rehabilitation centre for former Al-Shabaab fighters opens in Kismaayo
A rehabilitation centre for former Al-Shabaab combatants was officially opened today in Kismaayo, the interim administrative capital of Jubbaland state. The Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) centre is the…
Police officer Ridwan Abdi Iman beat the odds of a disadvantaged childhood
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A Somalia Policewoman’s story of hope and determination
Ridwan Abdi Iman was born in the village of Farjana Kismayo, twenty five years ago when the first wave of Somalis began fleeing across the border into neighbouring countries to escape the chaos caused by the collapse of the…
Luul Issack Adan brightens up when speaking about her role as a champion for peace and women’s empowerment in Somalia’s Interim South West State
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Luul : Champion of women and youth empowerment in Somalia
Luul Issack Adan brightens up when speaking about her role as a champion for peace and women’s empowerment in Somalia’s Interim South West State. The 33-year-old activist is the role model of many, because of her outstanding…
A group of women in Mogadishu, Somalia, after leaving Toro-Toro, 100 kilometres away, because of a lack of water and food. Photo: OCHA
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World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN
As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled country, with about half the population in need of some form of assistance, according to an assessment by United Nations agencies and…
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Message of the Secretary-General on International Women's Day
The Secretary-General Written message on International Women’s Day New York, 8 March 2017 Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women…
Women displaced by drought waiting to meet Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to Baidoa, Somalia, where the focus was on famine and cholera. Photo: UN News/Laura Gelbert
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"The world must act now to stop this," UN chief Guterres says on visit to drought-hit Somalia
Hearing the heart-wrenching stories of desperate families displaced in Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged a massive scale up in international support to avert a famine in the drought…
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International Women’s Day celebrated in regional capitals across Somalia
International Women’s Day was observed in Somalia’s regional capitals today as the world paid tribute to women and the role they play in society. In Jubbaland state, festivities were held in the port city of Kismaayo and…
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Somalia joins the world in marking International Women’s Day
Somalia today joined the rest of the world in taking stock of women’s achievements during celebrations to commemorate International Women’s Day. The celebrations were held in the capital Mogadishu and across the federal…
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Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, in Mogadishu
SG: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, thank you very much for your presence. I decided that I would make in Baidoa my first field visit of my tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations. And the reason…