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UNFPA’s Somali Joint Health Nutrition Programme records remarkable achievements in 2013
Every two hours, a Somali mother dies due to pregnancy a complication 3,900 Somali mothers die annually which is nearly more than double the conflict related deaths in Somalia. The maternal mortality... Read more
Somaliland training of thirty (30) Midwives on birth spacing with UNFPA Support.
UNFPA Somalia in collaboration with Somaliland Nursing and Midwifery Association (SLNMA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) has commenced a five (5)... Read more
Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women
Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women 30 May 2014
Celebrations of the Somalia Youth League Day.
The Somalia Youth League(SYL) celebrations 2014 were held in Garowe the capital city of Puntland State on 15th May 2014. Through the support of UNFPA... Read more
UNFPA Somalia Marks The International Day of the Midwife
Each and every day midwives make a significant change to the lives of people. The International Day of the Midwife which is held every year on 5th May 2014 was celebrated by UNFPA Somalia which... Read more
Provision of humanitarian assistance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deportees
UNFPA Somalia stepped in to assist more than 22,000 Somalis who had been held in detention centers in substandard conditions in Saudi Arabia. The Somalis were deported to Mogadishu from December 2013... Read more
A three days GBV coordination workshop co-organized by UNFPA Somalia and INTERSOS was held in Entebbe, Uganda from the 26th to 28th April 2014.
Delegates from all parts of Somalia representing the Gender Based Violence (GBV) working group and taskforces gathered with participants from UN agencies, Local and international NGOs to look at the... Read more
President of Puntland State of Somalia praises UNFPA for remarkable partnership to build local capacity on basic and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
The month of December 2013 saw the deployment by UNFPA to Puntland of top-notch experts from the Institute of Family Medicine based in Nairobi to... Read more
UNFPA joins hands with Civil Society against Gender Based Violence
16 days Activism Campaign Closing Ceremony in Puntland, Somalia UNFPA has partnered with UNICEF, UNSOM and the Ministry of Women, Family Social... Read more
The Pathway to Human Centred Development – Human Rights Day 2013
Full enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights can mean the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women and... Read more