GENEVA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the health and nutrition crisis facing children in Somalia is worsening amid declining humanitarian funding and the closure of dozens of health and nutrition facilities, while the country continues to face the effects of drought, displacement and conflict, alongside …

HARGEISA – Hargeisa General Hospital received two vehicles yesterday, Thursday, to support its health services and strengthen its operational capacity, including an ambulance, provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in cooperation with the Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs, as part of efforts to support health facilities and …

MOGADISHU – The Union of Somali Scholars Councils has called on the Federal Government to conduct an independent and urgent investigation into complaints concerning land and property disputes and demolition and eviction operations in parts of the capital, Mogadishu, urging an end to any measures that could affect citizens’ property …

MOGADISHU – The Chairperson of Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission, Dr. Maryam Qasim Ahmed, today Wednesday discussed with the Federal Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Ali Yusuf Ali (Hosh), ways to strengthen institutional cooperation and coordinate efforts in protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as …

TRIPOLI – Emergency Medicine Organization rescued 50 migrants, including Somalis and Egyptians, after they were found aboard a wooden boat in international waters off the Libyan coast, while seven people died during the journey, in a new incident reflecting the grave risks faced by migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean …

MOGADISHU – The Federal Government of Somalia plans to recruit four thousand new teachers as part of a national programme aimed at completing the recruitment of ten thousand teachers, in a move designed to strengthen the teaching workforce, expand access to basic education and improve the quality of educational services …

MOGADISHU – The Somali Federal Government’s Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development today, Saturday, supported efforts to establish a national working team for the Child Helpline “116”, in a step aimed at strengthening institutional coordination and developing response mechanisms for reports concerning the protection of children, women and the …

LAS ANOD – A high-level United Nations delegation arrived in Las Anod, the capital of North East State of Somalia, yesterday, Sunday, on a field visit focused on monitoring the humanitarian, development and health situation and strengthening cooperation with the state government and local authorities. The visit included a series …

MOGADISHU – The Somali Federal Government’s Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development yesterday expressed deep sorrow and concern over the death of a Somali mother who had recently given birth at Hargeisa General Hospital, in an incident that has raised questions about the circumstances and conditions surrounding her death. The …

HARGEISA – The death of a woman several days after giving birth at Hargeisa General Hospital has sparked widespread debate and questions about the circumstances surrounding the incident after her body was found inside the hospital following her disappearance during the night. Nimca Jama Yusuf had arrived at the facility while …