Today in #Mogadishu , Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs🇸🇴 has concluded a 3-day comprehensive Justice Sector Leadership Retreat, bringing together #FGS & #FMS officials and key justice stakeholders, with support from UN Development & UNSOM.

This marks a significant step towards developing Somalia's Justice…

Thank you Catriona Laing, for expressing appreciation to President Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor for recently signing a law banning FGM in Galmudug.
Ifrah Foundation has long been advocating for the enactment of an FGM ban. We extend our gratitude to #GS & encourage other FMS & FGS to follow suit

Justice in #Somalia ! Ministry of Justice is developing the nation's first justice sector strategy with support from UN Development + UNSOM, integrating systems thinking and positive deviance.

The 3-day planning retreat shapes the Justice Strategy 2025–2030, with participation from…

We've wrapped up a 12-day training program with Ministry of Planning and National Development-JSL in Somaliland, boosting the capabilities of 19 Central Statistics Department members in advanced skills for planning, managing, and executing large-scale surveys and censuses. #CapacityBuilding

🚰 The Smart Climate Irrigation project in Baidoa addressed the pressing need for sustainable water provision and food production in Baidoa, Somalia. #LDCs

🇸🇴 Find out how this exciting initiative improved the lives of residents and #IDPs in the area: uncdf.link/baidao

Yesterday in Dhusamareeb, we attended a meeting focusing on progress in combatting #FGM with Catriona Laing, Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor, state ministries, and civil society. Galmudug State's recent law banning FGM was praised, setting a precedent for others.

Continuing her farewell visits with #Somali leaders, United Nations Special Representative Catriona Laing today visited #Galmudug where she welcomed that Federal Member State’s recent achievements in the fight against female genital mutilation ( #FGM ).

Full article: unsom.info/3JXnC4J

3/3) While in #Dhusamareb , Special Representative Catriona Laing and President Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor also inspected progress on the new #UN offices being built there - their proximity will help the United Nations better support #Galmudug , with the location housing various United NationsinSomalia agencies.

2/3) #FGM “has been a subject that I wanted to put right in the forefront of my work here and and I am very proud, very honoured, to be a part of this, to play a small part and congratulate you… It is really, truly, a remarkable achievement,” United Nations’s Catriona Laing said today at…

1/3) United Nations’s Catriona Laing today visited #Dhusamareb , where she met with #Galmudug ’s President Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor and civil society - topics discussed included support for state-and peacebuilding, progress on a local #UN office, and recent achievements in the #FMS ’ fight against female…

#PhotoOfTheWeek  📸 - #Somalia has a rich and promising maritime sector, with great potential for boosting economic growth and food security. The United Nations supports its development and encourages sustainable practices. Shown here, a fishmonger at work at the fish market in #Mogadishu .

#Somalia is so much more than what's often shown in headlines - it has a burgeoning arts ands culture scene with so much potential, and it's young people like SanaAshraf Arts who are delivering on that potential, for both themselves and their communities. Well done!

The global #ClimateCrisis is significantly impacting countries like #Somali a - but #Somali youth like Mohamed Okash, the founding director of ICE Institute at SIMAD University, are rising to the challenge!

Read his story here: unsom.info/4aXohix

Wow. Honoured to be among the final three shortlisted for this year's One World Media Press Freedom Award.

Thank you to the judges and our audience. Fingers crossed for next month!

This week on #TubtaNabadda : Join Professor Salim Aliyow Ibrow and scholar Sayid Abdi Sheikh from #Somali a 's Jiiddo community as they share their community’s unique traditions and how these contribute to enriching #Somali culture.

▶️ Listen here: unsom.info/p2pEP392

The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up efforts to address the country’s complex and serious security challenges.

news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The #women of #Somalia have been an inspiration to me over this past year - they have gone through so much and are still at it, speaking up for their #rights and their full inclusion and participation in all facets of life! Keep up the good work and let your voices be heard!

In #Mogadishu today, the Independent Expert on #humanrights in Somalia, Isha Dyfan, briefed the media on her five-day visit, which saw her meet with representatives from the Federal Government, civil society, ATMIS and the UN in Somalia.
For more: unsom.info/3y9EPWb