News
News
05 March 2018
News
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 Hospital in Somaliland from 18…
Read story
06 February 2018
News
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 bright, sunny morning when my…
Read story
11 January 2018
Statement
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.
Read story
19 December 2017
News
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 awareness on gender-based…
Read story
11 December 2017
Press Release
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 a contribution of 3 million…
Read story
02 November 2017
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 hospitals from all over the Puntland…
Read story
20 October 2017
News
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 diversification, attract capital, expand and…
Read story
03 October 2017
News
Girls’ basketball against FGM
Female basketball players in the Puntland State of Somalia are raising their voices in support of the campaign towards total abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Read story
19 September 2017
News
New forensic centre gives hope for justice against sexual offenses
UNFPA Somalia is supporting the establishment and implementation of the Forensic Centre with funding from the Government of Sweden. The implementation of the project is integrated…
Read story