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This is quite a week to be in Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly and the One Planet Summit. It is rare to turn on the car radio without hearing somebody yearning for the rains to come and water the crops wilting in the fields under a scorching sun. Further …

Real leaders keep human rights alive. They don’t try to stifle them by placing unreasonable restrictions and barriers on NGOs to prevent them from carrying out vital human rights work. Nor do real leaders use bullying techniques or tie up non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in red tape in a bid to …

Many African states do not take a human-rights approach toward refugee management within their borders and often maintain an encampment system for refugees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recorded a total of 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide in 2017, the highest number in decades. This figure …

Somalia is among the many African countries who have benefited from remittance from their Diaspora population. The existence of remittances economy in Somalia was boosted by two main factors: the rapid growth of a migrant workforce from the early 1970s and the unrealistic fiscal and monetary policy – especially the …

I have just returned home after spending two weeks in Katowice, Poland, attending the U.N. climate talks, known as COP24 – my 24th such conference. The objective of COP24 was to agree on a “rule book” to put into practice the 2015 Paris Agreement, and that was indeed achieved. However, …

Health is a human right. When people are not able to access the healthcare they need, especially if this is for reasons of cost, their human rights are denied. It is vital for the wider fight for rights, justice and sustainable development that policymakers’ actions are informed by this linkage. …

There is no economic loss data for 63 percent of the disasters recorded over the last 20 years. “It’s the economic loss, stupid!” I would never actually say that to anyone – I am far too reserved. But sometimes I feel it should be shouted from the rooftops in order …

“Development agencies wish to see an increased flow of remittances; Financial agencies wish to see formalization of remittance flows through banks. Law enforcement agencies wish to reduce the scope for the remittance business to be used for money laundering and financing crime generally.” Introduction The non-bank financial entities in Somalia have …

Our people had been suffering closely three decades with civil strife, famine, drought, flooding and other painful detriment. Especially Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia hosts enormous explosions, tremendous conflicts, humongous assassinations and plenty of anguishes. And these intrusive issues become normal among the people as longest they adopted and …

Article 25 (1) of the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) states that “Every person has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being, and to be protected from pollution and harmful materials. (2). Every person has the right to have …