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A safe haven for pregnant women in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - In the Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, 29-year-old Sharifa Abdullahi held her newborn with a growing sense of awe - and triumph. She had just survived a gruelling 18-hour labour... Read more
Puntland intensifies the fight against GBV
The Puntland State of Somalia is making headway in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) as it intensifies efforts towards ending sexual violence, sexual assault and exploitation, female... Read more
Puntland launches CARMMA
The Puntland Government, UNFPA and other partners on November 17 renewed their commitment to scale up efforts towards reducing maternal, neonatal and... Read more
Today on the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Message from the Exective Director,Dr.Babatunde
Somalia gets a boost in GBV fight
Mogadishu, November 2014 - The first ever comprehensive report about legal aid services for survivors of gender based violence (GBV) in Somalia is... Read more
Executive Director visits Somalia
Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin visited Somalia, Mogadishu on October 29 where, among other undertakings, he met government officials who... Read more
UNFPA aids in the conviction of a rapist.
This September, tears of relief flowed from a 14 year old rape survivor as the judge read the verdict in Garowe high court. Jiite, the accused rapist, had just been sentenced to 20 years in prison.... Read more
UN Secretary-Genera Re-Appoints DR. Babatunde Osometihin as UNFPA Executive Director
Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has reappointed Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. In his statement on the appointment, the Secretary-... Read more
International Youth Day
STATEMENT OF THE UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,Dr.Babatunde Osotimehin
Courtesy Visit to the Prime Minister,Hon Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Mrs Salada Robleh the UNFPA Assistant representative paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Honourable Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on July 2014.The visit was to... Read more