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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…

Mogadishu – Observing the start of the annual global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the United Nations in Somalia today underlined the importance of the Somali authorities’ increasing investment…

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…

Baidoa – Aden Sheikh Issack has a small allotment on an eight-acre communal farm in Barwaqo, a small settlement of internally displaced people (IDPs) on the outskirts of Baidoa in Somalia’s Bay region. He fled there when the…

In November the Acting UN Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, provided an inaugural speech for the launch of UNTMIS. Read his speech as delivered.

Mogadishu – The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) began operations today, succeeding the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

Galkayo – Quite a few cities in the world are split – sometimes by historical differences, sometimes by administrative divisions and, in some cases, by national borders. But very few of them have such a turbulent recent…

Mogadishu – Somalia is at the forefront of countries dealing with the impact of climate change. Droughts and devastating flooding are among the most visible consequences, but the impact goes much deeper: these climate events…