​MOGADISHU — Commissioner Ali Mohamed Ilmi, a member of the National Independent Human Rights Commission, and the Commission’s Director-General, Mr. Mustafa Ahmed Mohamud, participated today in an expansive seminar in Mogadishu to review the “Performance Audit Report” regarding services provided to inmates at the Central Prison, as detailed in the …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the launch of a major national initiative aimed at resettling 12,000 families affected by the evacuation of state-owned lands in the capital, Mogadishu, as part of a comprehensive housing and urban development project. H.E. Ayub Ismail Yusuf, Minister of Public Works, …

KISMAYO — ​Construction works continue in the Somali city of Kismayo for the housing units and service facilities project dedicated to those affected by floods, funded by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief). The Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported that the project has witnessed a significant …

​GENEVA — H.E. Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Somali Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, led a high-level delegation in the 52nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, as reported by the Ministry’s Official Facebook Page. The Somali delegation presented to representatives of 108 participating countries a …

​HATAY, TURKEY —  H.E. General Bashir Mohamed Jama, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia, participated in the high-level “Resilient Cities for COP31” summit held in Hatay, Turkey, as a precursor to the upcoming global climate conference, according to the Ministry’s Official Facebook Page. The …

​GENEVA — The Federal Republic of Somalia and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) signed a historic agreement in Geneva yesterday, Wednesday, to officially open the first OHCHR office in Mogadishu, as reported by the Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development’s Official Facebook Page. …

​MOGADISHU — H.E. Dr. Maryam Qasim Ahmed, Chairperson of the National Independent Human Rights Commission, discussed today in Mogadishu with H.E. George Conway, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, ways to enhance joint cooperation, as reported by the Commission’s Official Facebook Page. The high-level meeting focused on …

MOGADISHU — ​The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has released detailed rainfall forecasts for the first and second weeks of May, indicating varying levels of precipitation across the country during the current Gu’ rainy season. The Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported according to the agency’s statement that northern and …

​MOGADISHU — H.E. Ayub Ismail Yusuf, Somali Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction, and Housing, held a high-level strategic session today in Mogadishu with the leadership of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss accelerating national infrastructure development, as reported by the Somali National News Agency (SONNA). The executive meeting …

​MOGADISHU — Somalia, represented by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and SoDMA Chairman Mohamud Moalim Abdulle, held today in Mogadishu high-level talks with a WFP delegation led by Deputy Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth to address the escalating food crisis, according to official sources. The meetings addressed formulating radical and sustainable …