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Somalia: Ratification of Kampala Convention crucial step for millions displaced by conflict, violence, and climate shocks
African Press Organization
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March 16, 2020
Download logo With 2.6 million people uprooted from their homes in Somalia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) commends the Somalia government on its action to protect and help displaced families by ratifying the African Union...
Somalia, UN seek humanitarian aid to avert food insecurity
African Press Organization
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February 4, 2020
Download logo Somalia's federal authorities and the United Nations (UN) are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to avert an acute food insecurity situation that could threaten millions of people. The call was made during the launch of the...
Human Rights Council appoints a Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the context of climate change and a Special Rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Burundi
African Press Organization
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October 9, 2021
Download logo The Human Rights Council this afternoon appointed a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and a Special Rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Burundi. In...
Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Need for 30 Per Cent Election Quota for Female Candidates in Somalia, Telling Security Council 'Every Woman Matters'
African Press Organization
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September 29, 2021
Download logo Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Security Council meeting on Somalia today: Let me begin by congratulating Ireland on your presidency this month, and to thank you...
Displaced Somalis and Refugees Struggle to Recover as Climate Change Brings New Threats
African Press Organization
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August 17, 2021
It has been over seven years since Ayan Muude Adawe moved to the coastal town of Bossaso in north-eastern Somalia’s Puntland region after fleeing drought in Ethiopia. Adapting to life there was a daily struggle but the impact of Cyclone Gati,...
Crucial Election Plans in Somalia Now Advancing Following 'Period of Uncertainty', Special Representative Tells Security Council, Spotlighting Women's Quota
African Press Organization
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August 13, 2021
Download logo With Upper House of Parliament elections having begun in four of Somalia’s federal member states and broader electoral plans back on track following a political crisis earlier in 2021, speakers told the Security Council today that...
The Somalia National Bureau of Statistics and FAO sign Landmark Agreement on the Transfer of National Data Collection and Analysis Functions
African Press Organization
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September 20, 2021
The Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) of the Federal Republic of Somalia has signed a historic formal agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to transfer the Food Security & Nutrition Analysis...
Awakening an Oil Giant: Somalia's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources H.E. Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed Promotes Exploration and Investment at African Energy Week in Cape Town
African Press Organization
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August 19, 2021
Somalia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, H.E. Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, has confirmed his participation at African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town, where he will invite interested companies to enter into negotiations regarding the...
COVID-19, Economic recovery, Climate Change and Maritime Security on the agenda of the 8th EU Seychelles Political Dialogue
African Press Organization
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October 7, 2021
Download logo The 8 th Political Dialogue meeting between the Republic of Seychelles and the European Union (EU) was held today in Victoria. The annual meeting, which is a milestone of the EU-Seychelles longstanding partnership, was co-chaired by...
Children in Somalia at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF
African Press Organization
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August 20, 2021
Young people living in Somalia are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, according to a UNICEF report launched today. ‘The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis:...
U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...
Severe Underfunding of Somalia Humanitarian Response Leading to Reduced Support of the Population Most in Need, IRC Warns
African Press Organization
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August 16, 2021
Download logo Somalia is facing the worst funding constraints seen in more than half a decade, as the country confronts heightened conflict, increased displacement as well as escalating food insecurity due to unreliable rainfall patterns and...
Press Statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia on World Humanitarian Day
African Press Organization
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August 19, 2021
Download logo On this World Humanitarian Day, I wish to draw attention to the global climate crisis ravaging our planet. Its scale has become too enormous to ignore. We must act collectively and urgently to stave off further destruction. Somalia...
Coronavirus: USAID provides $20 million to combat COVID-19 and strengthen emergency services in Somalia
African Press Organization
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August 17, 2021
Download logo The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) renewed its unwavering commitment to enhance the protection, health, and wellbeing of the most vulnerable children in Somalia by contributing an additional $20 million to...
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for the Arab States organizes a National Training Workshop on Sendai Framework Monitor for Somalia
African Press Organization
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August 16, 2021
Download logo Under the umbrella of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in Somalia, the UNDRR ROAS organized a National Training Workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster...
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts: Second African Forum on Urban Forests
South African Government
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March 19, 2025
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition in South Africa, Mr Zuko Godlimpi, Deputy Minister of Local Government in Somalia Mr Ahmed Omer H Abdillahi, MEC for Environment, Ms Shyla Peters, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg,...
AMISOM supports a school in Gedo region to boost education in Somalia
African Press Organization
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August 4, 2021
Download logo The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over learning materials to the local administration and management of Gherille Primary School in Gedo region, Jubaland State of Somalia, to boost education in the area. The...
Somalia: UN warns of lowest cereal production since 2011
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2019
Download logo With the latest analysis showing that Somalia’s main harvest was the worst since the famine in 2011, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock today called for sustained...
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) supports the delivery of lifesaving assistance to Jowhar families
African Press Organization
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June 30, 2021
Over 500 families living near Jowhar town, Middle Shabelle region, who were affected by recent severe flooding in the area have received emergency food and humanitarian relief in an effort coordinated by the African Union Mission in Somalia...
Somalia: worst harvest since 2011, with more than 2 million expected to go hungry
African Press Organization
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September 3, 2019
Delayed rains during what is known as the “Gu” peak season for crop growing (April-June), and parched river beds, have produced harvest levels up to 70 percent below average in some parts, according FAO’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis...