HARGEISA — The UK government has initiated intense mediation efforts between the administrations of SSC-Khatumo and Somaliland, who are still in conflict over parts of the Sool and Sanag regions. The UK Ambassador for Somali Affairs, Mike Nithavrianakis, leading this initiative, recently met with the newly appointed peace committee by …
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MOGADISHU — Somalia and the UN on Saturday lauded the role played by Somali women in peace, security, and governance as the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim, minister of women and human rights development, said the government should now create new …
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MOGADISHU — On the third anniversary of the 14 October, 2017 suicide bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the United Nations today paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the horrific attack and reaffirmed the world body’s solidarity with all Somalis. “Together with Somalis, the United Nations family …
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MOGADISHU — Countries in the Horn of Africa have been warned to remain on high alert following the increasing number of fresh desert locust invasions that continue to pose a huge threat to food security and livelihoods in the region. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) notes that …
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MOGADISHU — A newly launched emergency call center is boosting health response in the fight against COVID-19 in Somalia, the UN said on Thursday. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-backed center is receiving more than 8,000 daily calls from those who feel sick or need advice on COVID-19 in Somalia. …
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