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A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane, take part in a visual exercise during a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.

Kampala – For a person with a disability in Somalia, going about daily life is no walk in the park.

Two young Somali men can attest to that – Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi. The pair are two of some 360,000 Somalis estimated to have some form of vision impairment.

Given their own experiences and those of the 2.5 million Somalis believed to be living with a disability, Mr. Kulane and Mr. Abdullahi have been determined to speak up and take action. The two men share a long-term commitment to raise awareness in Somalia about the rights of persons with disabilities. 

A photo of UN Special Representative James Swan with Somali ministers cutting a cake at the official launch of UNTMIS

Mogadishu – The close and productive partnership between Somalia and the United Nations came under the spotlight at the recent launch of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS).

UNTMIS was established on 1 November, following the unanimous adoption by the UN Security Council of