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Somalia launches the Peace Building Fund
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in conjunction with UNFPA Somalia and UN Habitat Somalia on 19 April 2018 launched the Peace Building Fund (... Read more
Fight against maternal and newborn deaths intensifies in Puntland
The Puntland State of Somalia is stepping up the fight against maternal and newborn births with the First Lady Dr. Hodan Said Isse taking lead in her... Read more
Meet Officer Kis Shamis Kabdi Bile, our great advocate against GBV
Ms. Bile also works at the UNFPA-supported women police desk supporting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). She recently played a key role and... Read more
Fistula campaign gives hope to isolated women
But now Ms. Salad is no longer the demon girl. She has just undergone surgery at a Fistula Campaign, which has been taking place at Borama Fistula... Read more
FGM – I was cut and sewn up – not once but twice
UNFPA Somalia Youth Programme officer, Fatuma Muhumed, narrates her ordeal with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): I remember vividly that it was on a... Read more
UNFPA welcomes law that criminalizes sexual offenses in Somaliland
UNFPA welcomes the new law that the Somaliland Parliament passed on 6 January 2018 and that criminalizes all sexual offenses.
Young people fight GBV and promote health through drama
Members of the Somaliland Youth Peer Education Network (Y-Peer) have started utilising theatre skills and participatory drama methodology to raise... Read more
Government of Italy grants UNFPA Somalia three million Euros for the reduction of maternal mortality in Somalia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, via the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, is making... Read more
Stepping up youth-friendly reproductive health services
A youth friendly centre is being established in Puntland following a training for health workers in the maternal and child health centers and... Read more
Women’s health and rights: part of the solution to economic inequality
Countries like Somalia need to create the conditions necessary for improvement in birth spacing, stimulate job creation, promote trade... Read more