Somalia: UN Provides Health Services and Supportive Programmes to Adolescents Girls

With the emergence and spread of COVID-19 across the world, social, political and economic activities came to a standstill in many countries, including Somalia.

The implementation of movement restrictions, meant that people had to stay at home round the clock. The restrictions have notably increased incidences of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, as well as limited their access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and information, normally available to women and adolescent girls in Somalia.

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