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Mogadishu – Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), the United Nations in Somalia today commended the Somali authorities for their progress in recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities and encouraged them to build on their achievements. “In 2019, the Federal…

Mogadishu – Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), the United Nations in Somalia today commended the Somali authorities for their progress in recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities and encouraged them to build on their achievements. “In 2019, the Federal…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s pool of academic skills deepened recently with the conferring of a range of postgraduate degrees to 166 students – including the country’s president. The event brought together 29 women and 137 men to a venue in the Somali capital of Mogadishu for a graduation ceremony from the…

Mogadishu – In observance of this year’s Human Rights Day, the United Nations in Somalia has called on Somalis to stand up for human rights to ensure that everyone, including members of vulnerable and marginalized communities, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, and others who…

Mogadishu – In observance of this year’s Human Rights Day, the United Nations in Somalia has called on Somalis to stand up for human rights to ensure that everyone, including members of vulnerable and marginalized communities, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, and others who…

Mogadishu – Ahmed Abdullahi Ahmed believes in education. He believes in its power to transform the lives of his fellow Somalis and in its capacity to help transform Somalia. His belief is grounded in his personal experience. “Until I was older, I had no idea how tough it was for my parents to pay…

Mogadishu – The importance of protecting internally displaced women and children from gender-based violence was highlighted today at a United Nations-supported roundtable discussion in Mogadishu. Organised by the Organisation for Somalis Protection and Development ( OSPAD), the event aimed to raise…

Belet Weyne – It is 6:00 a.m. and Mohamed Dhicis is up and ready for work. Dressed in a thick, white cotton canvas suit, which covers his entire body, he walks into the apiary housing tens of thousands of bees. When he reaches the beehives, he kneels and remains in place, contemplating the swirling…

Economy and private sector | UNIDO supports study tours for Somali companies and official s Officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) travelled to Italy, supported by United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), to meet their…

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Mogadishu – International partners* are concerned about the violence in Laascaanood resulting in civilian deaths and casualties. Preventing violence and ensuring the protection of civilians is paramount. We call for calm and restraint. Tensions must be resolved through de-escalation and dialogue.…

Mogadishu – International partners* are concerned about the violence in Laascaanood resulting in civilian deaths and casualties. Preventing violence and ensuring the protection of civilians is paramount. We call for calm and restraint. Tensions must be resolved through de-escalation and dialogue.…