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MOGADISHU — The National Commission for Refugees and IDPs (NCRI) today commemorated World Refugee Day, which is officially observed on June 20 each year, holding the event two days ahead of its official date as it coincided this year with the start of the national secondary school examinations in Somalia, …

MOGADISHU — The weekly session of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia was chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, during which a range of national issues on the agenda were discussed, particularly matters related to strengthening the performance of constitutionally mandated independent institutions. During the …

KISMAYO — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) launched in Kismayo a resilience-strengthening project for internally displaced persons and vulnerable communities, as part of broader efforts to support sustainable development and improve living conditions for displacement-affected populations across the state. The project is a strategic development initiative aimed at …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) held talks with a high-level delegation from the Arab Republic of Egypt on strengthening bilateral cooperation in humanitarian affairs and disaster management, as part of joint efforts to enhance responses to Somalia’s growing humanitarian challenges. The meeting was held in Mogadishu, where …

GAROWE — ​The Ministry of Environment, Pasture, and Climate Change of Puntland State, Somalia, participated yesterday in an extensive consultative meeting dedicated to discussing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study for the “Sinan” development project. The project is being implemented in collaboration with international institutions and local authorities …

GENEVA — The United Nations announced yesterday the allocation of $10 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support efforts aimed at preventing the worsening of famine in the Federal Republic of Somalia, in light of the growing challenges posed by food insecurity in the country. Tom Fletcher, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held its periodic meeting of the National Disaster Management Coordination Committee in Mogadishu, as part of efforts aimed at strengthening institutional integration, raising the level of national emergency preparedness, and ensuring an effective and rapid national response to crises. The meeting, hosted …

HARGEISA — The Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs in the Government of Somaliland held its periodic monthly meeting for the coordination and management of displaced persons camps, known as the “Shelter and Site Coordination” meeting, in the capital, Hargeisa, with broad participation from relevant government entities and international humanitarian …

MOGADISHU — Abdiwali Ali Abdullahi, Director General of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) of the Federal Republic of Somalia, held an official meeting with the leadership of the Private Hospitals Association in Somalia to discuss prospects for joint cooperation to provide national ID and registration services through private …

GAROWE — The Ministry of Environment, Pasture, and Climate Change of Puntland State, Somalia, held a series of extensive coordination meetings today, Sunday, with delegations from “Save the Children” and “CARE” International. The discussions focused on exploring strategic cooperation avenues in environmental protection and enhancing climate change resilience, hosted in …