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05 May 2024
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Honoring Somali Midwives Who Deliver Crucial Care Amid Climate-Related Crises
The scale and frequency of climate-related crises in Somalia in the last few years have resulted in unmitigated hardship for communities. Apart from inducing displacement, the…
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05 May 2024
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Empowering Women and Girls in Somalia: A Midwifery-Led Initiative to End Female Genital Mutilation
In Somalia, where cultural norms and traditional beliefs intersect with the challenges faced by women and girls, the battle against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) wages on…
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18 March 2024
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ECHO funds help provide lifesaving health supplies and services to over 5 million population across drought-affected states in Somalia
18 March, 2024 - Mogadishu, Somalia - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the European Civil Protection and…
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27 February 2024
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Empowering Somali Youth: Inauguration of the Berbera Youth Center
Berbera, 27/02/2024 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) along with the Somaliland Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Government of the Netherlands successfully…
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22 February 2024
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UNFPA Somalia Collaborates with Global Partners to Enhance Immunisation Efforts
MOGADISHU - To address the pressing issue of low immunisation rates in Somalia, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Somalia is collaborating with esteemed global…
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21 February 2024
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Empowering Somali Women: A Conversation with Parliamentary Leaders
In recent a meeting convened by the the Speaker of Somali Federal Parliament, Sheik Adam Mohamed Nour 'Madobe', I had the honor of leading a delegation of UN colleagues,…
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06 February 2024
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JOINT DECLARATION AGAINST FGM
As we commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children's Fund …
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06 February 2024
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United Front Against FGM: UNFPA, UNICEF, MoWHRD Call for Action
Mogadishu: In a collaboration organised by the Federal Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) alongside the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a gathering of…
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03 January 2024
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Saciido's Journey: UNFPA's Commitment to Maternal Health Amid Floods
Baydhabo, Bay, Somalia: Among the millions of Somalis affected by the recent floods, Saciido Ali Abdirahman is a 24-year-old, poor, and internally displaced mother of three…
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