UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (foreground right) meets women leaders in Mogadishu [Photo: UNSOM] MOGADISHU, Somalia - Women from the federal republic of Somalia have been challenged to ...

Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year's ...

Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the ...

Somalia, supported by the United Nations, celebrated the International Day for Women in Maritime on Sunday, with an event designed to celebrate women’s role in the country’s sea-based industries.

Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed Abdi and ...

Somali women play a vital role in the country's food production, particularly in agriculture. This report focuses on the women working on the farms of Afgoye their daily routines, the challenges they ...

In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential order capping annual refugee admissions at 7,500, the lowest number since ...

On March 14, the conservative Heritage Foundation played host to the president of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia “whose self-declared independence … is not internationally recognized,” in ...

VIENNA (UNHCR) - When Zahara (not her real name) decided to become a police officer, she did not think that one day she would be the one needing protection. Zahara grew up in Burao, northern Somalia, ...

MOGADISHU, July 22, 2021— The World Bank approved the Improving Healthcare Services in Somalia Project, known as “Damal Caafimaad,” which is financed by a US$75 million International Development ...