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Stepping up services in Puntland in the face of drought
UNFPA Somalia and Puntland authorities are strengthening their partnership in serving Somali people with reproductive health services and prevention... Read more
UN Statement at the launch of the Drought Operations Coordination Centre in Garowe
As part of scaling up delivery of assistance and protection in Somalia, the Humanitarian Coordinator has decided to create Drought Operations... Read more
More midwives graduate in Puntland
A group of 20 community midwives graduated from Haji Abdi Midwifery School in Garowe, Puntland on 8 March 2017 as the world commemorated the... Read more
Statement attributable to UNFPA Director for the Arab States Regional Office, Dr. Luay Shabaneh, on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia
The devastating drought currently ravaging Somalia is threatening the lives of 607 thousand pregnant women around the country. More than 130... Read more
UNFPA drought response in Puntland
In response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing drought in Somalia, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is contributing... Read more
Serving women facing drought in Somaliland
According to the United Nations, the humanitarian situation in Somaliland and throughout Somalia is rapidly deteriorating. Out of 12.3 million... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Somalia Representative - Conference on Urban Innovation for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
We at UNFPA are pleased to be part of this innovative initiative because Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights are at the heart of what we do.... Read more
Somaliland commemorates anti-FGM Day
Somaliland on 6 February commemorated the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) together with civil society... Read more
Japan grants UNFPA 1.067 million US dollars for health system strengthening in Somalia
The Government of Japan announced on 31 January that it has granted 1.067 million US dollars to UNFPA Somalia to support programmes aimed at health... Read more
Speech on anti-FGM Day by Bakhtior Kadirov UNFPA Head of Garowe Sub-Office
Female genital mutilation is still a widespread and deeply entrenched social convention. According to the most recent survey, 77 percent have had... Read more