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02 September 2015
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A safe house for GBV survivors in Mogadishu
A safe house, to be used as temporary protection accommodation for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) whose security and safety have been compromised, opened in Mogadishu…
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31 August 2015
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More reproductive health services for the underserved in Somalia
In its quest to reach the underserved with reproductive health services, UNFPA Somalia is providing technical and financial support to ministries of health in South Central,…
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24 August 2015
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Strengthening Somalia’s Supply Chain Management System for RH commodities
UNFPA Somalia continues to work on strengthening the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) for all the three zones of Somalia in Mogadishu, Somaliland and Puntland…
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22 August 2015
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Somalia moving towards ratifying CEDAW
n the quest to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) conducted a technical…
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19 August 2015
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Ensuring NO woman dies giving birth in a humanitarian situation
Fatuma's story "My name is Fatuma Abdi; I am 30 years old and a mother of five children. I live in Dalxiska IDP camp here in Kismayo. When I got pregnant for the fifth…
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17 August 2015
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Puntland moving midwifery forward
The Puntland State of Somalia, through the Ministry of Health, is working on improving midwifery services in the region. Between 8 and 9 August, the Puntland Association of…
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10 August 2015
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Young leaders make the case for peace in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Fatima Abdi Ali, 21, belongs to a very small minority of game-changers: young women activists pushing for progress in Somalia. Somalia’s…
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31 July 2015
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Senior citizen passionate about data for development
A role model for numerous young Somalis, senior citizen Nur Weheliye, continues to exhibit his zest for learning and for using technology to make advances in the development of…
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16 July 2015
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Strengthening Effective Coordination in the fight against GBV
UNFPA, with funding from the Office of the United States Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)/USAID, is working on strengthening the technical capacity of the Gender Based Violence…
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