October 24
Somalia: Somalia and Canada Host Key Event On Women, Peace and Security Agenda in New York
On 24 October 2024, Somalia, in collaboration with Canada, hosted yesterday a major side event titled "From National Ambitions to Local Realities: Somalia's Journey in Localizing… Read more »
March 08
Somalia: UN Calls for Greater Effort in Ensuring Women's Inclusion in Somali Politics
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the United Nations today called on the Somali authorities to invest greater effort in ensuring women's inclusion in politics and… Read more »
February 06
Somalia: United Front Against FGM - UNFPA, Unicef, MWHRD Call for Action
In a collaboration organized by the Federal Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) alongside the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a gathering of… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Somalia: Somalia's Minster for Women's Affairs Dies in Djibouti
Hon Khadija Mohamed Diriye, the minister of women's affairs for the Federal government of Somalia has passed away in Djibouti today following a minor surgery. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Somalia: UNFPA Calls for Urgent Action to Save Lives of Women and Girls Affected By Longest Drought in Somalia
MOGADISHU - As Somalia faces its worst drought in four decades, experts are warning of the gender-specific impacts of the disaster on women and girls. Read more »