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03 April 2017
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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 of gender based violence in…
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30 March 2017
Statement
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 Emergency Coordination Centers (DOCC)…
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20 March 2017
Statement
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 thousands of them may require critical…
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20 March 2017
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 International Women’s Day. The…
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10 March 2017
Press Release
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 lifesaving assistance through the…
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21 February 2017
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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 Somalis, over half – 6.2 million –…
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15 February 2017
Statement
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. The rights and dignity of all…
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13 February 2017
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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 organisations with support from UNFPA…
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07 February 2017
Press Release
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 system strengthening in Somalia…
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