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Somalia's hungry and most vulnerable: Child malnutrition surges amid clinic closures
International Committee of the Red Cross
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June 12, 2025
Stabilization centres like the one in Kismayo provide life-saving treatment for children under the age of five who are suffering from medical complications brought on by hunger. But such facilities are scarce. Nutritional clinics that once played...
Somalia: Frontline hospitals under pressure as fighting escalates
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 10, 2025
“We have seen a significant increase of weapon-wounded patients treated in the medical facilities we support since the beginning of the year, as well as an increase of request for ad hoc support from other hospitals,” said Antoine Grand, the head...
With rainwater tanks and solar-powered pumps, Somalia aims to take on climate change
UN Environmental Program
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April 23, 2025
Somalia is widely viewed as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. In 2022 and 2023, the nation suffered through its worst drought in 40 years. In 2024, it was hit by once-in-a-century floods. Those crises displaced 2.6 million...
Somalia successfully kick-starts its WTO accession process
World Trade Organization
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February 17, 2025
Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama led the high-level delegation in Geneva. Several government officials from a wide range of ministries and agencies joined virtually from Mogadishu. Mr Jama said that Somalia's first Working Party...
From Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
President of Azerbaijan
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March 26, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, March 26 - 26 March 2025, 14:54 His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Your Excellency, On the blessed occasion of Eid al-Fitr, I convey my warmest congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency,...
Ceremony held to exchange documents signed between Azerbaijan and Somalia
President of Azerbaijan
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February 12, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - 12 February 2025, 12:07 A ceremony to exchange documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federal Republic of Somalia, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, and Hassan Sheikh...
Official welcome ceremony was held for President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of Azerbaijan
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February 12, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - 12 February 2025, 11:16 An official welcome ceremony was held for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, who arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan for an official visit. A guard of honor was...
Joint press statements of Presidents of Azerbaijani and Somalia
President of Azerbaijan
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February 12, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - Statement by President Ilham Aliyev - Dear Mr. President, Dear guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome, Mr. President, to Azerbaijan. I am very glad that you accepted my invitation to pay an official visit to our country....
Ilham Aliyev held one-on-one meeting with President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of Azerbaijan
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February 12, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - From Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Dear Mr. President Ilham Aliyev, It is with great sadness that I learned of the tragic air...
From Challenge to Opportunity: African Food Security’s Somaliland Initiative Reimagines Regional Agriculture
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
African Food Security launches a sustainable farming initiative in Somaliland to boost local agriculture and food security through community partnerships. MOGADISHU, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the dry and...
Somalia submits its first Tentative List
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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August 7, 2024
On February 22, 2024, Somalia officially submitted its first Tentative List. This act marks an important milestone in the country's recovery and testifies to its ongoing efforts to identify, preserve and promote its national heritage. The List...
Serbia, Somalia sign Memorandum of understanding in field of police cooperation
The Government of the Republic of Serbia
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November 27, 2024
У саопштењу се оцењује да нема оправдања ни за кога од нас што нисмо спасили ове жртве, као и да је очигледно да као друштво пролазимо кроз озбиљну и велику кризу, за коју нам је потребан ефикасан одговор одмах. Закони постоје, можда нису најбољи...
Minister Fajon as Slovenia's first representative in Somalia: it is crucial that peacekeeping missions continue
Slovenia Government
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November 3, 2024
SLOVENIA, November 3 - In Mogadishu, Minister Fajon met with the Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre. Slovenia and Somalia will both be non-permanent members of the UN Security Council in 2025, with Somalia already participating as an...
Georgetown, KY Horse Farm Commemorates Mogadishu Mile
EIN Presswire
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September 10, 2024
Queenslake hosts Fourth Annual Military Fitness Competition on Oct. 4 and 5, 2024 GEORGETOWN, KY, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Queenslake Horse Farm hosts the Fourth Annual Mogadishu Mile Military Fitness Competition...
On the meeting of the Chairperson of Mejlis with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkmenistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 28, 2024
28 August 2024 2 On the meeting of the Chairperson of Mejlis with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkmenistan On 27 August 2024, the Chairperson of Mejlis D. Gulmanova met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of...
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkmenistan presented copies of credentials
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 27, 2024
27 August 2024 59 Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkmenistan presented copies of credentials On August 27, 2024, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Minister of Foreign...
Turning depots into centres for youth in Somalia
UN Human Settlements Program
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August 19, 2024
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Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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July 19, 2024
Redesignation Allows Additional Newly Eligible Somali Nationals to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Somalia...
MEDITERRANEAN: EU court rules in favour of parents on the move ― Italian Senate approves controversial security law ― Italy terminates contract with spyware firm following surveillance scandal ― Greek coastguard personnel charged over 2023 Pylos…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 12, 2025
The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU is not a crime. The Italian Senate has passed the government’s controversial security law. Italy has ended its contracts with the Israeli cyber company...
Easy Environmental Solutions Begins Manufacturing EasyFEN™ Units for Africa Following Initial Down Payment
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 10, 2025
Easy Environmental Solutions Inc. announces that the client sent the initial deposit and agreed to the $3.4 million modular EasyFEN order for Africa. EasyFEN units produce organic Terreplenish liquid microbial fertilizer, transforming waste into a...