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The National Youth Policy of The Federal Government of Somalia
The National Youth Policy goals are investing and empowering the youth population by in-depth analysis of their needs, to ensure participation and collaborative interventions on youth issues. It will also focus on developing wide-ranging programs to unite the di erent institutions delivering services to youth to attain the intended results in social, economic and political development. This National Youth Policy has adopted seven goals, namely –
The NYP has adopted the following seven goals, namely;
a. To strengthen e ective collaboration and coordination between all youth development stakeholders to achieve desired concrete youth development.
b. To nurture the active participation and leadership of young women and men, and youth organizations in the duties and responsibility of both individual and national development.
c. To infuse in youth patriotism and prepare them to be responsible citizens that care for their families and communities and value Human Rights and Gender Equality principles.
d. To support young people, youth groups, and youth organizations that require special attention, especially young women, youth with disabilities, etc, to ensure they have access to equitable opportunities for development to their full potential.
e. To stand for national unity , respect for diversity and prepare a tailored made intervention respectively.
f. To encourage active participation of the youth in activities for re-building the country.
g. To ensure coordination and mainstreaming. di erent policies serving the youth.
UNFPA Somalia Situation Report #013 – 17th September to 6th October 2017
The drought situation continues to pose a threat to women during pregnancy or delivery. More than 130,000 of them may require critical and urgent assistance. Somalia already has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world; one out of every 22 women is likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth-related causes during her life course.
UNFPA Somalia Newsletter - August 2017
UNFPA Somalia Newsletter for August 2017 covers different stories on the interventions we are carrying out in Somalia.
UNFPA Somalia Situation Report #012 – 15th June to 28th July 2017
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance remains 6.7 million due to the extended drought and consecutive poor harvests, which have impacted rural livelihoods and food security in Somalia. Partners report that it will take a while for people to recover from loss of livestock and rebuild their lives and livelihoods. Approximately 2,510,000 people are in crisis and 700,000 in emergency levels of food insecurity.
UNFPA Somalia Situation Report #011 – 26th May to 16th June 2017
Severe drought conditions continue to ravage the South West region of Somalia and the threat of a possible famine persist. The northern and central regions of Somalia have experienced improved pasture and water resources following the rains, according to the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET) Seasonal Monitor for Somalia for June.
UNFPA Somalia Weekly Situation Report #010 – 18th to 24th May, 2017
The drought situation continues to pause a threat to women during pregnancy or delivery. More than 130,000 of them may require critical and urgent assistance. Somalia already has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world; one out of every 22 women is likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth- related causes during her life course.
UNFPA Somalia Weekly Situation Report #009 – 10th to 17th May, 2017
The humanitarian situation in Somalia continues to deteriorate, as an elevated risk of famine persists in some parts of the country and there is a rapid spread of infectious diseases.
The Somali Adolescents & Youth - Boom or Gloom?
Different societies use different parameters for their definition of youth. Some societies use biological markers (the period between puberty and parenthood) while others use cultural markers to define youth as a distinct social status with accompanying roles, rituals and relationships. The proposed National Youth Policy by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) refers to persons aged 15 to 34 years.
WHO identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to 19 years. Biological processes drive many aspects of this growth and development, with the onset of puberty marking the passage from childhood to adolescence. Adolescents are usually categorized as early adolescents (10-14 years) and late adolescents (15-19 years).
UNFPA Somalia Weekly Situation Report #008 – 3rd to 10th May, 2017
Rainfall intensified in many part of the country over the past week and flash floods were reported in Bari, Nugaal and Bay regions. The rise in water levels is expected to continue in most parts of the country in the next seven days.
UNFPA Somalia Weekly Situation Report #007 – 25th April to 3rd May 2017
Drought-related displacement continues across Somalia with most of the displaced people moving from rural to urban areas or other rural areas where they anticipate to receive aid. Up to 599,000 persons have been internally displaced due to drought as of 25th April this year, since November 2016.