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On World Refugee Day, UN calls for continued efforts to help refugees and displaced people in Somalia
Mogadishu – Marking World Refugee Day, the United Nations in Somalia today called for continued efforts to alleviate the plight of refugees and displaced persons in Somalia. Despite significant efforts by the Somali…
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During visit to COVID-19 hospital with Minister of Health, UN Envoy flags need for continuing support and praises Somali health workers
Mogadishu – Today, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, accompanied the Federal Minister for Health and Social Care, Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nur, on a visit to a leading Somali hospital…
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While praising frontline health workers, UN Envoy calls for continued support to help Somalia’s COVID-19 fight
Mogadishu - Support provided by international partners has enabled Somalia to provide facilities for patient care in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but more international assistance is needed to help the…
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Somalia’s COVID-19 response: Internally displaced people especially at risk
Kismayo – Aisha Maalim returned to Kismayo in southern Somalia in March 2019, after having spent many years living in the Dadaab refugee camps located over the border in Kenya. Like many, she hoped to return to a better life…
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UN Spokesperson: Secretary-General Welcomes Meeting Between Federal Government and Federal Member State Leaders
New York – Briefing the media at UN Headquarters on Monday, the UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, made the following comments: "On Somalia, the Secretary-General welcomes today’s virtual meeting in the…
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During a visit to the National Laboratory, UN Envoy commends advances in testing of Covid-19, and welcomes efforts to build medical capacity for the future
Mogadishu – On a visit to Somalia’s National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) today, the United Nations envoy to the country commended Somalia’s advances in diagnostic testing for COVID-19, and highlighted the…
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Federal elections and political consensus building
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners (listed below) followed the address to the House of the People on 27 June by the Chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) in which she presented…
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On visit to national laboratory, UN envoy hails benefits to COVID-19 response and Somalia's future
Mogadishu – The progress made in testing COVID-19 samples at Somalia’s primary reference laboratory has been hailed as critical to the Somali response to the coronavirus pandemic by the United Nations envoy to the country –…
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During a visit to the national laboratory, UN envoy commends advances in testing of COVID-19, and welcomes efforts to build medical capacity for the future
Mogadishu – On a visit to Somalia’s National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) today, the United Nations envoy to the country commended Somalia’s advances in diagnostic testing for COVID-19, and highlighted the…
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Federal elections and political consensus building
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners (listed below) followed the address to the House of the People on 27 June by the Chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) in which she presented…
- Press statements
During visit to COVID-19 hospital with Minister of Health, UN envoy flags need for continuing support and praises Somali health workers
Mogadishu – Today, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, accompanied the Federal Minister for Health and Social Care, Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nur, on a visit to a leading Somali hospital…
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UN calls for more action to eliminate conflict-related sexual violence in Somalia
Mogadishu – On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called on Somalia’s leaders, communities and partners to do more to assist and listen to…