Protection Cluster

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia on Monday called on authorities to ramp up investment in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. James Swan, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, also called for the adoption of legislation to criminalize gender-based violence in compliance …

MOGADISHU — Twenty-two people were killed after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, an official said Saturday. Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Abdullahi Warfa told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the boats were carrying 70 passengers — all Somali nationals. …

MOGADISHU — The Japanese government has donated critical equipment to Somalia’s Police Force Mine Action Unit, to strengthen its capacity to detect and neutralize explosive devices in the country. Somali Police Chief Brigadier General Asad Osman Abdullahi received the equipment during a ceremony in Mogadishu on Thursday. He thanked Japan …

MOGADISHU — Government officials, UN representatives, and local and international NGOs gathered to mark World Children’s Day under the theme “Listen for the Future.” The event highlighted the importance of children’s rights and the need to invest in them to shape Somalia’s future, especially in the face of conflict and …

MOGADISHU — The Government of Somalia and Hormuud Salaam Foundation (HSF Somalia) have announced a landmark partnership aimed at supporting 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) through the National Solutions Pathways Action Plan. The initiative, unveiled at the High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Forum in Geneva, seeks to provide land for resettlement, vocational training, …

MOGADISHU — A vehicle carrying civilians struck a landmine in the Doonka area between Wanlaweyn and Afgooye districts in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, resulting in the death of three passengers and injury to another, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on Monday as the car was traveling from Afgooye. The …

NAIROBI — The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday launched a peace-building and violent extremism prevention program for East African countries. Anthony Ngororano, resident representative of the UNDP in Kenya, said in the capital of Nairobi that the 18-million-U.S.-dollar program targets to build community resilience in Kenya, Somalia, and …

GAROWE —  Puntland’s Minister of Information, Eng. Mohamud Aydid Dirir, on Wednesday, accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of endorsing the deportation of Somali asylum seekers from Germany. The minister also alleged that President Mohamud is complicit in displacing low-income families in Mogadishu to make land available for private development. …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Explosives Management Authority (SEMA) on Tuesday launched a three-day capacity-building training, focusing on enhanced administration and human resource management to strengthen its fight against explosive devices. Funded by the Chinese Embassy in Somalia, the initiative seeks to boost SEMA’s administrative and operational effectiveness in the crucial …

MOGADISHU —  A landmine explosion in the Karan district of Mogadishu killed at least three civilians and injured others on Saturday, according to eyewitnesses. The blast occurred in Ceel Ali Gedi village and was reportedly heard across multiple areas in the district, though the intended target remains unknown. Karaan district …