Protection Cluster

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed Tuesday that two frontline workers were killed in a militant attack in Mogadishu. The UN said the polio workers risked their lives to provide critical health services to vulnerable Somali children and offered condolences to the families. ”I offer my sincere condolences …

MOGADISHU — A landmine blast killed at least 2 people and injured several others on Tuesday in Mogadishu. The explosion targeted Director-General of Immigration and Naturalization Directorate Mohamed Aden Koofi in KM 4 near hotel Afrik in the capital. The director-general escaped unscathed. No group has claimed responsibility for the …

HARGEISA — Seven men accused of raping Awo Harir, an orphan in Hargeisa, have been sentenced by the Hargeisa Regional Court this morning. Somaliland police have arrested the seven suspects in connection with the alleged rape of Awo Harir at the orphanage. The court sentenced two of the seven defendants …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in collaboration with the International Centre for Peace, Human Rights and Development (IPHRD-Africa), has held a sensitisation meeting to enhance the participation of Somali women leaders in peace processes, human rights and nation-building. The discussions, organized by AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights …

WASHINGTON — As the United Nations on Sunday marks International Day of the Girl Child, a Somali mother, and daughter who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating victims of conflict are gaining international acclaim. Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman operate Elman Peace, an organization that helps victims of sexual …

MOGADISHU/HAVANA — Somalia and Cuban governments have denied recent reports that al-Shabab militants have released two Cuban doctors they held captive in Somalia. The Associated Press reports that a Somali intelligence official told them the doctors had been released over the weekend, following lengthy negotiations. Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed …

GENEVA — The UK has reiterated its call on Somali Parliament to adopt the Sexual Offenses Bill drafted by the cabinet and drop the controversial one fronted by a section of MPs that has been roundly condemned for seeking to legalize child marriage. The UK International Ambassador Human Rights, Rita French …

BAL’AD — At least six soldiers were killed and four others wounded after a landmine exploded Bal’ad district in Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday. According to the residents the landmine was targeting the vehicle of the district commissioner of Balad in c which was at the time carrying the bodyguards. …

MOGADISHU – A military court in Mogadishu has condemned a military man to death for raping a four-year-old girl in the city’s Wadajir district. The military court of First Instance sentenced constable Mohamed Hussein Elmi to death following charges by the Ofice of the Prosecutor. According to the prosecutor, Elmi …

HARGEISA — Somaliland’s civil society organizations held a press release condemning the parliament’s decision to decline the gender quotas bill. Members from NAGAAD expressing their disapproval said: Ladies and Gentlemen, Women in Somaliland play an important role in strengthening the country’s democracy, economy, and social cohesion. Somali women are the …