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UNFPA Representative condemns the gang rape of a 9-year-old
Statement attributable to UNFPA Representative for Somalia, Mr Anders Thomsen on the gang rape of a 9-year-old girl Mogadishu, 30 May 2019 – We are deeply shocked by the hideous act where a nine-year... Read more
Young Somalis facilitate peace building in Galkayo
Young people are facilitating peace-building efforts in the divided Somali city of Galkayo, which has been riddled with tribal conflict since 1993. UNFPA Somalia is providing financial and technical... Read more
Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue
Statement attributable to UNFPA Representative for Somalia Mr. Anders Thomsen Mogadishu, 28 May 2019 – Today on Menstrual Hygiene Day, we stand with Somali women and girls and commit towards... Read more
New UNFPA Representative to Somalia presents credentials
Mogadishu, 11 April 2019 – The UNFPA Representative, Mr. Anders Thomsen, today officially presented his credentials to the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and... Read more
UNFPA Statement on the death of 12-year-old Aisha Ilyes Aden
Statement attributable to the outgoing UNFPA Representative for Somalia, Mr. Nikolai Botev, incoming UNFPA Representative for Somalia Mr. Anders Thomsen, and UNFPA Head of Puntland Office Dr. Maryan... Read more
New Puntland president honors UNFPA Somalia
GAROWE, Puntland – The new President of Puntland State of Somalia, Mr. Said Abdullahi Deni on 30 January 2019 presented awards to UNFPA Somalia Representative Nikolai Botev and former First Lady for... Read more
Government of Italy grants UNFPA Somalia three million Euros for the reduction of maternal mortality in Somalia
Mogadishu, 12 December 2018 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, via the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – Mogadishu Office, is making a... Read more
11 mothers from one village in Somalia die giving birth in one week
Jamila Garad Ali, 23, is devastated; 11 women from just one rural Somali village, Tulo Ano, died of pregnancy-related causes during the first week of October alone. As a professional midwife who... Read more
Young midwife on the frontline
Khadra Osman Ahmed is only 22 but she manages the basic maternal and child health unit at Agabar Mother and Child Health Centre single-handedly. The young midwife assists between 10 to 20 women to... Read more
Puntland First Lady leads in the fight against maternal and neonatal deaths
The Puntland State of Somalia continues to step up the fight against maternal and newborn deaths by carrying out high level advocacy events through the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal... Read more