MOGADISHU — The Swedish government has announced $9 million to support child and maternal health in Somalia. According to a statement from the Swedish embassy in Mogadishu, the support which is in partnership with UNICEF targets over one million children and women in Somalia to access improved health services and …
Read More »Sweden donates $9M to scale up healthcare in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The Swedish Embassy in Mogadishu announced that it donated 75 million kronar ($9 million) on Tuesday to strengthen health and protection services for women and children in the horn of African country. “Sweden in Somalia is proud to announce a new partnership with UNICEF Somalia to support child rights, …
Read More »SHEC: Somalia didn’t evaluate universities in Somaliland
HARGEISA — Somaliland responds to recent announcement by Somali Ministry of Education in recognizing 41 universities, including some in Somaliland. Somaliland’s Higher Education Commission has condemned the announcement, saying Somali Ministry of Education and have no business evaluating universities in Somaliland. They explained that the statement from the Somali Ministry …
Read More »Students sit for certificate examinations in Puntland
GAROWE — The National Certificate Examination for secondary and middle schools began yesterday morning in all districts of Puntland state of Somalia. The Puntland Ministry of Education says there has been an increase in the number of students taking the National Certificate Examinations this year compared to last year. More …
Read More »Roadside blast kills three in outskirts of Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — At least three people were killed on Friday in a roadside blast in the Garasbaley neighborhood on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police officials and witnesses said. An officer who declined to be named told Xinhua that a bomb planted at the roadside went off as a …
Read More »Somalia: Distance learning offers a bridge to education continuity
MOGADISHU — The sudden school closures in Somalia left many children worrying about the continuity of their education during the pandemic. Read how GPE with its partner Save the Children is helping children stay on course with their learning while at home. The sudden school closures in Somalia left many …
Read More »UN: Attacks on aid workers decrease in Somalia in Q1
MOGADISHU — Violent attacks on humanitarian workers operating in Somalia decreased in the first three months compared to a similar period last year, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said one humanitarian worker was killed, four injured, one …
Read More »Somalia’s humanitarian situation
Background Information There were droughts in the country in 1 9 91/ 92.That was called ‘Cagabarar’. There were also droughts and famines in 2011/12. In this, some quarter million people died. There were also some natural calamities such as Elnino [1998] and Lanina. There were also typhoons in Somalia such …
Read More »Japan and UNICEF partner together to support safe distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The Government of Japan, through its partnership with UNICEF, has donated nearly $900,000 in an emergency grant to improve COVID-19 vaccine cold chain management in Somalia. The funding will support the procurement of cold chain equipment (CCE) in 33 health facilities that will meet the requirements for COVID-19 vaccines. …
Read More »AMISOM donates aid to flood hit IDPs in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has presented on Wednesday, food and non-food relief items to the Federal Government of Somalia. The items sourced through the Humanitarian Liaison Unit of AMISOM will support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), affected by floods in AMISOM’s Areas of Responsibility, AoR. At …
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