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Stepping up the fight against gender based violence

calendar_today 25 July 2016

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Stepping up the fight against gender based violence

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Somaliland is intensifying efforts to fight gender-based violence (GBV) through the establishment of GBV working groups across the…

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Responding to reproductive health needs in emergencies

calendar_today 19 July 2016

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Responding to reproductive health needs in emergencies

UNFPA sub-office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia is working on ensuring that the region has in place a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health…

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Promoting culturally sensitive birth spacing

calendar_today 15 July 2016

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Promoting culturally sensitive birth spacing

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Puntland in collaboration with UNFPA has launched culturally sensitive outreach interventions at the community level where reproductive health…

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Puntland steps up maternity care

calendar_today 29 June 2016

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Puntland steps up maternity care

Twenty junior doctors in Puntland have begun attending a nine-month course on Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC), as efforts to reduce maternal mortality…

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Saving the lives of women facing drought

calendar_today 27 June 2016

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Saving the lives of women facing drought

UNFPA, through the coordinated health cluster response, and with funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), supported the provision of maternal health…

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Clinical Management of Rape rolled out in Somalia

calendar_today 24 June 2016

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Clinical Management of Rape rolled out in Somalia

Somalia now has a pool of qualified trainers in the Clinical Management of Rape (CMR). The pool of 26 trainers is currently in the process of strengthening the capacities of other…

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Somali People in Numbers

calendar_today 20 June 2016

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Somali People in Numbers

Thematic Reports on Somali data - Every number tells a story

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Somali first lady pledges fight against fistula

calendar_today 31 May 2016

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Somali first lady pledges fight against fistula

The first lady of the Federal Government of Somalia Her Excellency Zahra Omar Hassan has pledged to support the movement to end fistula in the country within a generation.

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Interview with Fatuma Kuno Muhumed, Youth and HIV Programme Analyst at UNFPA Somalia

calendar_today 23 May 2016

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Interview with Fatuma Kuno Muhumed, Youth and HIV Programme Analyst at UNFPA Somalia

Working towards ending fistula within a generation

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