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Somalia: A New Plan to Tackle Trauma in Somalia After 30 Years of 'Shared Distress'
The New Humanitarian, 7 February 2023
'Without addressing the need for social healing, it will be impossible to achieve long-term recovery, stability, and security in the region.' Read more »
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Somalia: Study - Somali People 'Highly Traumatized' After Years of Conflict
VOA, 18 January 2023
People in Somalia are highly traumatized due to political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis, a new health study said. Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Is Just a Symptom of Somalia's Tragedy - The Causes Are Still in Place
The Conversation Africa, 18 January 2023
For at least 14 years now, the militant group Al-Shabaab has terrorised the southern region of Somalia. Its ambition is to impose a tyrannical dictatorship over the entire country… Read more »
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Africa: How to End Hunger - A Famine Expert's Plan
The New Humanitarian, 18 January 2023
'It's not just a matter of repackaging the same concepts over and over again. We actually need to think differently.' Read more »
Years of Conflict Have Left Somalis 'Highly Traumatised' - Study
A joint study by the United Nations, Somalia's health ministry and the country's national university found that mental health conditions are prevalent across the country. It said that cases are about 77% higher than a previous study by the World Health Organization (WHO), which suggested that nearly 40% of the population in Somalia had a mental or psychological disorder.
Another discovery of the study is the high degree of prevalence of substance abuse among the young population - the most affected by mental health illnesses.
Writing for The New Humanitarian, Hodan Ali, Senior Policy Advisor, Health and Social Services in the office of the president, says President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has acknowledged that a different approach is needed to tackle emotional and psychological trauma. In recent months, he has emphasised the establishment of "healing spaces" - community-based facilities to address these wounds.
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Somalia's military has said it liberated the last town held by Al-Shabaab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners. ... Read more »
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A police spokesman said on November 28, 2022 that security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab militants who attacked a hotel in Mogadishu overnight. He added that scores of people ... Read more »
Somali women and girls wait to be seen at health clinic that treats civilians affected by extremist group Al-Shabaab in and around Mogadishu (file photo).
