UN chief concerned about deal on return of Myanmar’s Rohingya Storyline:National News, Security UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concerns after Myanmar and Bangladesh reached a deal on the return of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas that sidelined the UN refugee… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News, Politics Conference on Durable Solution for Refugee Returnees and IDPs in HirShabelle State held today in Mogadishu A one day conference on Durable Solution for Somali refugee returnees and internally displaced person (IDPs) in HirShabelle State was held today in Mogadishu funded by UNHCR. The event organized…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Local People in Tukaraq Location Leave in Exodus says a Local Elder Traditional elders in Sool region say hundreds of local people have been displaced due to impending battle Puntland and Somaliland. Speaking to Goobjoog News, a local traditional elder in Tukaraq…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security EU urges Myanmar to allow UN probe into Rohingya abuses EU delegation in Myanmar makes call after country’s military report admits soldiers, ethnic villagers killed Rohingya YANGON, Myanmar The delegation of European Union countries in Myanmar urged the government on…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics UN Special Envoy to Somalia visits Somaliland to diffuse tension with Puntland State The special envoy of the UN to Somalia Ambassador Michael Keating reached today Somaliland accompanied by delegates to mitigate the escalating military tension between Puntland state and Somaliland. Mr. Keating…
2 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech One million children in Puntland and 4.2 million nationwide to be vaccinated against measles Mogadishu, Somalia, 7 January 2018 — The Ministry of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, has today concluded a five-day national measles campaign,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Destroyed land of IDP camps turns into a legal battle between local residents and the government Local residents of Kahda location in the outskirt of Mogadishu have complained of losing their legal plots and properties worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged governemnt order…
3 mins read Failed rains leave Somalis fearful Having teetered on the brink of famine throughout much of 2017, rain over the final three months of the year was expected to bring much-needed relief to…
1 min read Storyline:Security, World Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment. The migrants will be given up to $3,500 (£2,600) for leaving…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia perturbed by the destruction of IDP settlements on Mogadishu’s periphery A humanitarian coordinator for Somalia has been gravely disturbed by the large- scale destruction on internally displaced persons (IDPs) settlements in Kahda district, Mogadishu, Banadir state. Mr Peter de Clercq,…
