calendar_today 23 May 2016

Press Release

Puntland commits to scale up efforts to address obstetric fistula

The Ministry of Health of Puntland State of Somalia, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other stakeholders, today marked the International Day to End…

calendar_today 16 May 2016

News

Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

Nine years ago, Maymuun Abdullahi Nur’s mother died giving birth to her eighth child, during a delivery attended only by an untrained traditional birth attendant. Just 13 at the…

calendar_today 14 March 2016

Press Release

Government of Japan grants UNFPA 1.8 million US Dollars towards the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality to Somali women and newborns

The Government of Japan announced today that it has granted 1.8 million US dollars to UNFPA to support programmes aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and related…

calendar_today 11 February 2016

News

UNFPA Creates Awareness on MDGs, Post 2015 Development Agenda and ICPD Beyond 2014

UNFPA supported a football tournament in Puntland on 10th June 2014 at the Mire Aware Stadium in Garowe. The tournament which was organized by the Ministry of Labour, Youth and…

calendar_today 09 November 2015

News

Journalists invited to enter the Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on FGM

calendar_today 06 November 2015

News

Analytical reports for Somalia data under development

UNFPA in collaboration with Somali authorities and with the support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Swedish Embassy has organised a workshop to…

calendar_today 29 October 2015

News

Using Performance and Poetry to Break the Silence in Somalia

The troupe of male and female entertainers emerges from their van in the centre of town, stomping and clapping and drumming on empty water bottles as a crowd, drawn by the music,…