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17 May 2020
Statement
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.
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06 May 2020
News
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 trained and regulated to the…
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30 April 2020
Press Release
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 stakeholders vital information…
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27 April 2020
Press Release
UNFPA and WHO partner to strengthen testing capacity for COVID-19 in Somalia
Yesterday, the first batch of COVID-19 testing results were announced in Garowe, Puntland. A total of 11 tests had been conducted with five being positive. This remarkable…
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06 April 2020
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COVID-19 threatens already vulnerable maternal and reproductive health systems
After around two months of watching the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), on 31 March 2020, Somalia had five confirmed cases of the virus. Any interventions to stop the…
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05 April 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Representative for Somalia, Mr. Anders Thomsen, on the rape of two young girls
Mogadishu, 5 April 2020 – UNFPA Somalia strongly condemns the abduction and rape of the two young girls, aged three and four as they were playing on 30 March 2020 in Afgoye town,…
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23 March 2020
News
More midwives graduate with UNFPA Somalia’s support
Twenty-five midwifery students completed a two-year midwifery programme on 2 March 2020 at Mogadishu Midwifery School which UNFPA supports through the Ministry of Health of the…
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20 March 2020
News
Milestone agreement reached on data collection and utilization
High-level representatives from the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States signed an agreement on 5 March committing to coordinate and support the use and…
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31 January 2020
News
Permanent youth centre fully operational in Puntland
The Tillmaame Youth Centre, a permanent youth-friendly centre, is now fully operational in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia. The Ministry of Youth in Puntland launched the centre…
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