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Briefing the Security Council for the last time in his capacity as UN Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating called on all Somalis to draw strength from the positive transformations going on inside the country…

Abdifatah Hassan Ali’s childhood was forged in a crucible of civil war and violence. By his own account, he fled the chaos and insecurity of Mogadishu on ten occasions, only to find his way back to the war-torn city each time…

Fadumo Haji Ali is lucky to be alive. She is a survivor of the devastating 14 October 2017 explosion that shattered Mogadishu, killing more than five hundred civilians and leaving hundreds more nursing injuries of varying…

PRESS STATEMENT 10/2018 Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, expressed his solidarity with the victims of a devastating suicide bombing in central Mogadishu a…

The 14 October 2017 bomb blast that ripped through the capital city of Mogadishu and killed more than 500 civilians is still fresh in the mind of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle. The reporter for the Voice of America’s Somali…

Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane has an unusual perspective on how his fellow Somalis see the world around them. He believes that people see not only through their eyes, but also through their hearts. And through his heart, he sees…

Mogadishu – At a gathering with Somali local government officials, a senior United Nations expert highlighted the need for long-lasting and local solutions to the challenges brought about by Somalia’s rapid urbanisation. The…

Call for Applications United Nations Somalia - Youth Advisory Board! Opportunity for Somali Youth! Somalia is one of the youngest countries in the world, with more than 4.6 million people between the ages of 15 and 35…

Mogadishu - For some people, technology and its applications in modern-day society are not what comes to mind when thinking of Somalia. Efforts are underway to change that. In the country’s capital, hundreds of people – from…

With his first planned trip to a regional centre coinciding with tensions between the federal and state governments, the new United Nations envoy to Somalia encouraged Somalis to work together to find their own solutions to…

The new United Nations envoy to Somalia today continued his round of introductory meetings with state leaders with a visit to South West State, where he flagged the need for it hold “credible and acceptable” presidential…

ANTÓNIO GUTERRES In just over a decade, more than a thousand journalists have been killed while carrying out their indispensable work. Nine out of ten cases are unresolved, with no one held accountable. Female journalists are…