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Mogadishu – Efforts to ensure that women’s voices are heard in Somalia’s media sector received a boost this week with the launch of ‘Bilan,’ the country’s first all-women newsroom. Somali women journalists cite a litany of…

Hargeisa – A week has passed since a blaze destroyed the Waheen market in Hargeisa. The impact of the devastating fire is still being felt, with many local businesspeople reeling from its impact. “My boutique used to stock…

Galkayo – On a visit to the city of Galkayo in northern Somalia today, top United Nations humanitarian officials heard first-hand of the dire conditions that local communities of internally displaced people (IDPs) are…

Context The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), with the governments of Ireland, the Republic of Ghana, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and in collaboration with ECOWAS Member…

The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action reminds us how far we have come in clearing the world of explosive remnants of war – and how far we still have to go. Exactly thirty years ago, civil…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s maritime capabilities received a major boost today with the inauguration of a new, state-of-the-art facility for the Somali Police Force (SPF) in the capital, Mogadishu, funded by the European Union and…

Luuq/Mogadishu – Standing in front of his makeshift home in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in southern Somalia’s Luuq district, Ahmad Hassan Yarrow looks out towards what remains of the Juba River and shakes his…

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the Development Coordination Office (DCO) and the United Nations Resident Coordinators of the of the Mano River Union (MRU) Member States, held on Wednesday 10…

As part of their partnership, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), are organizing on 10 and 11 March in Saly, a seminar to finalize a…

Within the framework of their partnership, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have developed the Desk-to-Desk (D2D) mechanism through…