UNFPA Somalia

Publication

Art for social change and positive living

Body Mapping is a creative tool that brings together bodily experience and visual artistic expression. In its basic form, it involves painting a life-size representation of one&rsq...

Situation Report

UNFPA Somalia Situation Report October-November 2019

Around 17,388 women among the affected population are estimated to be pregnant. As the floods have damaged health facilities, they may not be able to receive adequate and timely re...

Newsletter

Somalia Youth Bulletin

Every young person must be able to realize all of the rights and choices that they want and deserve. “My body, my life, my world!” is UNFPA’s rallying cry for ...

Situation Report

UNFPA Somalia Situation Report May-June 2019

The devastating drought continues to threaten the lives of 135,000 pregnant women around the country. Somalia already has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world; ...

Newsletter

Somali Health and Demographic Survey July 2019 Newsletter

The Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS) is a national sample survey whose main objective is to provide evidence in health and demography to guide development of programs, m...

Situation Report

UNFPA Somalia Situation Report March-April 2019

Somalia is on the verge of a major humanitarian emergency. The country is facing severe climatic conditions, combined with other persistent drivers of humanitarian crisis such as ...

State of World Population Report

State of World Population 2019

Fifty years ago, it was hard for women to obtain contraception and relatively easy to die giving birth. Many women were unable to decide whom and when to marry, and when or whether...

Publications

Somalia GBV Sub-Cluster Bulletin - April to June 2018

Gender Based Violence (GBV) remains one of the most serious threats to the health and safety of women and girls globally. The situation is dire in Somalia where women are girls are...

Publications

UNFPA Somalia Situation Report #016 – March - April 2018

The Gu rains started earlier than usual in late March bringing consistent, heavy rains and causing flash floods in most of the federal states in South Central Somalia. Increased ra...