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Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday. more
New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia

New York: As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesda ...

Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine

New York: The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, made a passionate appeal for sustained support for the country’s most vulnerable on Wedn ...

Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life

New York: Despite many challenges, Somalia has made significant progress in advancing key national priorities, but enhancing women’s political participation remains critical, UN Dep ...

Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians

New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps

New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an &ldqu ...

Somalia: UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths

New York: Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid ...

In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation, and peaceful elections

New York: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participa ...

Somalia: Draft law a ‘major setback’ for victims of sexual violence

New York: The UN official working to end rape during wartime is urging authorities in Somalia to scrap a proposed law that allows for child marriage, among other “very disturbing pr ...

Debt relief milestone in Somalia, as World Bank, IMF, call for global payment suspension in light of COVID-19

New York : The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated the Horn of Africa nation on Wednesday for achieving the benchmark set by the World Bank and the International Monetary ...