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18 July 2017
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UNFPA Somalia continues to scale up efforts in ensuring that no woman or new-born dies during birth and protecting women and girls from gender-based violence (GBV) even in the current drought... Read more
17 June 2017
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Young people in Puntland, led by the Puntland Y-Peer commemorated the Somali Youth Day on 15 May 2017 with renewed zeal and vigour to work towards ending harmful traditional practices including... Read more
16 June 2017
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The Somaliland Youth Peer Education Network (Y-Peer) is expanding its presence to be able to reach more young people with peer-to-peer education to promote healthy life styles, youth participation,... Read more
12 June 2017
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More than 1000 community members in Hargeisa, Somaliland have committed to work towards advocating for the total abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the region.
The community members... Read more
8 June 2017
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UNFPA Somalia is forging a relationship with Linköping University (LiU) in Sweden in the quest to promote innovations for reproductive health and rights for Somali youth. The innovations are on... Read more
7 June 2017
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The girl child was the center of discussions and debate at a joint initiative organized by UNFPA in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden on 26 May 2017. The event was attended by close to 40... Read more
5 June 2017
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Mogadishu, 5 June 2017 – The Government of Finland and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Somalia have signed an agreement under which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland has provided... Read more
29 May 2017
For more than 10 years, until last year, Khadra, 32, suffered a debilitating and devastating condition; obstetric fistula. Khadra lived with fistula complications and was isolated from her own... Read more
26 May 2017
Religious scholars in Puntland on 11 May 2017 approved the Somali language version of the book “Family Planning in the Legacy of Islam” and proceeded to develop behavior change communication (BCC)... Read more
23 May 2017
On the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2017, the Puntland Ministry of Health and UNFPA convened a high profile ceremony to commemorate the occasion. The purpose of the event was to... Read more