Somalia

UNICEF calls for rights of all Somali children to be respected following 2015 Convention on the Rights of the Child ratification

    

  

      

     

Investing in the most vulnerable children can yield immediate long-term benefits: new report
UNICEF has called for work on implementing human rights for all Somali children to be prioritized after Somalia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child last year. This comes as UNICEF publishes its annual flagship report The State of the World’s Children which this year focuses on the plight of the most disadvantaged children in the world.

Press releases

World Malaria Day marked in Somalia with commitment to reduce infection rate further

   

Japan funding to support 100,000 vulnerable women, children and youth

   

UNICEF and WFP respond to needs of drought-affected people in Somaliland and Puntland

Somali pupils work to ensure that all children go to school

 

Somali pupils at Qalam Primary School in Gedo region are making a big difference in their community. With UNICEF’s support, they set up a Child-to-Child (CTC) club - a school-based panels of students who meet to discuss issues affecting them and recommend action to teachers, head teachers, Community Education Committees and parents.

Feature stories

UNICEF and Government of Italy Ensure Education for All

   

African educationalists agree education is key to tackling conflict

  

Female teachers go back to school to learn leadership skills

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Publications

Designing Social Protection Frameworks for Somalia

   

Puntland Education School Census Statistics Year Book 2013/2014

 

Somaliland Education Statistics Year Book 2013/2014