We must keep striving to reach “zero-dose” children, those who have never been vaccinated since birth. These children are also the most vulnerable. #UNICEF is committed to ensuring all zero-dose children are reached with all essential services. Ministry of Health- Somalia Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gates Foundation

Today, #Somalia received 1.4m vials of the oral #cholera #vaccine worth US$ 2.5m in a stepped-up effort to stem an outbreak of the disease that has since January infected 4,388 people and claimed 54 lives, 2/3 of them #children . Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Ministry of Health- Somalia UNICEF Somalia WHO Somalia

Amazing work by amazing individuals.

Working with the Ministries of Education and with support from Education Above All Foundation, 160 Learning Spaces have been constructed & furnished with desks and learning materials for children who were out of school and are now enrolled. #ForEveryChild , Education.

Truly humbled to have been part of the formative years of the #KINDFund and delighted to see it go from strength to strength. Thankyou Lawrence O'Donnell for keeping the ( #Malawi ) flame burning. Truly changing the life fortunes of these kids.

#UNICEF is keeping displaced children in school by constructing & equipping temporary learning spaces like the one below which Aisha attends. Finland in Somalia USAID KfW

Today on #WorldChildrensDay , we stand firm in our commitment to see every child safe, in school & learning.

Rahma, age 15, has a message for you on this #WorldChildrensDay . 'I want every child to learn, be heard and be happy.'

Through the education in emergencies programme supported by Finland in Somalia, young learners like Rahma have access to education.

“I am hopeful that my daughter will recover.”

Salaado is relieved her daughter, Luul, is slowly recovering from malnutrition with @‌UNICEFSomalia's support.

#ElNino flooding in #Beletweyne : #UNICEF and partners continue with health, nutrition & WASH interventions, including 18,000 hygiene kits. WASH Cluster Somalia has ongoing clean water disbursement & sanitation Interventions.

Feeling so inspired by my visit to this school in Dollow, Somalia. What a privilege to meet these bright students, and hear about their ambitions & dreams!

Keep learning and aspiring - you have a bright future ahead!

#DayOfTheGirl
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With the support of UNICEF, 12-year-old Hawa is attending school for the first time in Baidoo, Somalia. “Since I joined this school, I have made many friends with whom I play and read,' she says. 'In the future, I want to be a teacher.'

#ForEveryChild , education.

#UNICEF is working with its partners to prevent sexual exploitation & abuse of recipients of aid & to protect the vulnerable.

One way is by setting up 15 toll-free numbers where people can report cases of GBV, sexual exploitation & abuse. KfW youtu.be/AKNE-LsKqns

UNICEF Somalia UNICEF Somalia is inviting Somali Youth Climate and Environmental Activists to a consultation meeting scheduled for August 27 in Mogadishu and online.

To participate, submit an application through this link:

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Application deadline:…

Where are my Somali youth?

Where are my Somali Climate and Environmental Activists?

For your information, I'm also a youth Climate Activist like you.
I would like to identify my fellow Youth Climate Activists in Somalia

I'm Tambe Honourine Enow, from Mogadishu, Banaadir, a…

Thanks to Education Cannot Wait for this grant. Displaced by conflict and climate change, children are often forced to move with their families in search of safety & assistance, which disrupts their education. This grant will ensure that 15,000 displaced children continue to learn.

In the aftermath of the Remnant of War explosion in #LowerShabelle , Somalia that sadly claimed lives & left many injured, #UNICEF 's Eastern & Southern Africa Region Deputy Director Rania Dagash reflects on her visit to children undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mogadishu.

Water for the family and livestock. Thanks to the generous support of partners like USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, water-stressed communities like Adaroosh are given a lifeline through these water schemes.

UNICEF is deeply shocked and horrified by reports that at least 22 children were among 27 people killed in an explosion in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.

Full statement from Wafaa ElFadil Saeed Abdelatef:

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UNICEF deeply shocked by the reported deaths of more than 20 children in Lower Shabelle region of Somalia following the detonation of a discarded explosive device @unicef shar.es/afBrDN

Somalia’s story is not just one of prolonged droughts. Climate change has locked the country in a spiral of droughts and floods. OpEd by #UNICEF #Somalia Representative Wafaa ElFadil Saeed Abdelatef via Al Jazeera English
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