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Urgent need to prioritise the fight against GBV & FGM amidst COVID-19 response
UNFPA Somalia Representative Mr. Anders Thomsen has stated that now is the time to ensure that interventions for the prevention, mitigation and... Read more
UNFPA calls for the speedy passage of the Sexual Offences & FGM bills in Somalia
The unprecedented fight against gender-based violence and harmful practices; including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriage should be... Read more
PARTICIPATE: contribute to the UNFPA Country Programme Document for Somalia
Please tell us your thoughts on what should go into the New UNFPA Country Programme for Somalia for 2021 to 2025.
Statement by UNFPA Somalia Representative Mr. Anders Thomsen on the launch of State of World Population 2020 report
The launch today of UNFPA’s annual flagship report; the State of World Population 2020: “Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and... Read more
Statement by the UNFPA Representative for Somalia Mr. Anders Thomsen on the rape of a 13-year-old
We strongly condemn the rape of a 13-year-old girl from an orphanage in Hargeisa, Somaliland recently and denounce this gruesome act of sexual... Read more
Data can save lives in Somalia’s fight against COVID-19
Older adults are known to be at a high risk of suffering from serious complications if they contract COVID-19. According to the SHDS, this would... Read more
The Somali Health and Demographic Survey Report: A tool to fight COVID-19 in Somalia
Somalia, like many other countries, is grappling with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, with over a thousand laboratory-confirmed cases and dozens of... Read more
Statement by the UNFPA Representative for Somalia Mr. Anders Thomsen on the rape of a four-year-old girl in Mogadishu
We strongly condemn the rape of a four-year-old girl in Madina, Mogadishu on 14 May 2020 and denounce this gruesome act of sexual violence.
Somalia needs to invest in midwifery now more than ever
Since we are already in the last decade of the SDG era, Somalia needs to focus more than ever on the production of newly qualified midwives that are... Read more
Somalia Launches Game-changing Report on Health & Lives of Somalis, including Nomadic Communities
A new report launched today by Somalia—titled the Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS) Report 2020—offers the country’s decision-makers and... Read more