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Inauguration of the new CID Headquarters in Mogadishu, March 2024 @UNOPS_Somalia.
  • News article

Somalia has taken significant steps towards enhancing its justice and security systems with the inauguration of new facilities, like the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Mogadishu Prison and Court Complex. 

  • 3 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Improved governance and conflict prevention
Partner
  • The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Meet Falhado and her children ©Norwegian Refugees Council
  • News article

Within the Kabasa IDP settlement in the Dolow district of the Gedo region, lives Falhado Hure Ribah - a tenacious 35-year-old mother burdened with the challenges of physical disability and a family of seven.

  • 4 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Partner
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
Abdikani Hussein Ali took a leap and seized the opportunity to open a mobile repair shop in Afgoye, Somalia ©DRC
  • News article

By completing a mobile repairing course offered by the SAGAL project, Abdikani not only acquired the necessary skills but also cultivated the confidence to embark on an entrepreneurial journey and start his own business.

  • 4 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
  • Strengthening resilience of communities
Partner
  • Danish Refugee Council
Ugbaad Mohamed Omar at the TVET Training Graduation Ceremony in Berbera, Somaliland © Concern Worldwide
  • News article

Enrolling in a technical skills course to master cooling systems, Ugbaad shattered expectations, emerging not only as the sole woman in a cohort of male peers but also as the lone cooling system expert in the entire Sahil Region of Somaliland.

  • 4 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
  • Strengthening resilience of communities
Partner
  • Concern Worldwide
EUTF partner, Elman peace centre awarded by King Baudoin Foundation
  • News article

On 16th June, the King Baudouin African Development Prize (KBF Africa Prize) 2020-2021 was awarded to the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Somali organisation dedicated to promoting peace, cultivating leadership and empowering the marginalized brackets of society to be decision-makers in the...

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Improved governance and conflict prevention
The IOM-run Migration Response Center in Hargeisa plays a role in the new MMTF strategy by providing help and support to migrants
  • News article

On 22February, the Mixed Migration Taskforce (MMTF) in Somaliland launched its extensive strategy for the next 3 years (2022-2025), with the aim at improving migration management and enhancing the coordination among stakeholders to respond to migration flows.

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Improved migration management
Partner
  • GIZ
EU IOM JI Arzouma's story
  • News article

Arzouma returned from Algeria four years ago.

  • 1 min read
Region and Country
  • Uganda
  • Ethiopia
  • Eritrea
  • Djibouti
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Libya
  • Guinée
  • Ghana
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Senegal
  • Tchad
  • The Gambia
  • Mali
  • Mauritanie
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroun
  • Nigeria
  • Niger
Thematic
  • Improved migration management
Partner
  • International Organization for Migration
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees