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New York - The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of peaceful presidential elections in Somalia on 15 May and congratulates Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as the 10th Federal President of Somalia. He commends…

(As delivered, New York/Mogadishu, 23 May 2022) Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the…

(As delivered, 23 May 2022) New York/Mogadishu – Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the…

Mogadishu/New York – James Swan, UN Special Representative for Somalia, urged Somali authorities and the international community to capitalise on the "moment of opportunity" following the recent conclusion of the election. In…

New York - On 26 May 2022, the Secretary-General held a phone call with H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Secretary-General welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process and…

Business development | UNIDO helps promote Somali businesses in Italy In collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Enterprises Development Units, UNIDO…

Baidoa – Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit today, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of…

Baidoa – It was December 2009, and Ilyas Abdilatif Sheikh Yusuf was in a fine mood. After seven years of arduous study, he found himself at the Shamu Hotel, in Mogadishu, to mark his graduation from Benadir University…

Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and…

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded…

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded…

[As prepared for delivery] Ladies and Gentlemen, I am speaking to you today because Somalia is on the brink of a devastating and widespread hunger and mass starvation that could claim hundreds of thousands of lives. Since the…