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Mogadishu – International partners* welcome the progress made in implementing the 27 May Agreement signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the Federal Member State (FMS) presidents and call on the FMS to organize without delay the Upper House elections, which were to have started on July…

Good afternoon, Mr. President and representatives of the press. I thank President Ahmed Abdi Kariye and his team for the warm reception extended to us today. Somalia’s electoral process has begun with elections for several Upper House seats being held in Jubaland and the South West State. I hope…

New York — The UN Security Council will today meet to discuss the situation in Somalia. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, will brief the UNSC meeting on the current developments in the country. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. (Mogadishu time) and will be…

Xudur – Seated outside her makeshift home in the Madaxwaarabe internally displaced people’s site in Xudur, 80-year-old mother of five Fatuma Nishow Aliyow does not know where her next meal will come from. “We have not cooked for the last four days because we have no food to eat. We are starving. We…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so together once again with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira. This…

Mogadishu – 302,400 Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines, donated by the United States through the COVAX facility, arrive in the country Somalia received 302,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility today. The J&J vaccines, donated by the United States…

302,400 Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines, donated by the United States through the COVAX facility, arrive in the country Mogadishu – Somalia received 302,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility today. The J&J vaccines, donated by the United States…

Mogadishu – On this World Humanitarian Day, I wish to draw attention to the global climate crisis ravaging our planet. Its scale has become too enormous to ignore. We must act collectively and urgently to stave off further destruction. Somalia is a prime example of how the climate emergency…

Mogadishu – A three-day public outreach meeting to drum up support for the adoption of a new, permanent Constitution of Somalia has concluded in Mogadishu, with a call to ensure that the views of youth, women, elders and persons with disabilities are taken into consideration when finalizing the…

Kismayo – Displaced and marginalized women in the Somali federal states of Jubaland and South West State will soon receive a boost in efforts to build their resilience, self-reliance and leadership skills thanks to a new partnership between the United Nations and state authorities. On Monday, UN…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome the convening of the National Consultative Council (NCC) on 21 and 22 August, and commend the regular NCC consultation towards furthering the electoral process. We note the finalization of the Upper House elections in Puntland and South West…

People Trafficking | UNODC helps train Somali state attorneys with prosecuting people traffickers Eight Somali prosecutors received training from UNODC and the Attorney General’s Office on international cooperation in the prosecution of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants in Mogadishu…