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Somalia Who we are What we do Our impact Get involved Global Nav toggle Search Who we are What we do Our impact Get involved Locations UNDP Somalia In action Highlights Human Development Report Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards, finds UN Development Programme Rising political polarization and distrust results in gridlock on global challenges Read Environment Strengthening Climate Resilience through collaborative Partnership: A blueprint for Somalia’s future Years of conflict, underinvestment, and the ravages of climate change-induced natural disasters have taken a severe toll on Somalia, jeopardizing lives, livelihoods, and biodiversity. Read Gender Bilan goes to Kenya Somali women journalists shine at regional media convention, swap skills at top outlets and learn to survive kidnapping and terror attacks News Gender Somalia’s Only All-women Media Team Nominated for Global Freedom of Expression Award Bilan one of three nominees for 2023 Index on Censorship prize for journalists Press release SDGs SDG Insight Report launched for 95 countries, including Somalia Tight fiscal and financial constraints are driving growth-at-all costs, according to United Nations Development Programme collaboration with 95 countries Read Environment Desalination Plant Delivers Fresh Water and Hope to Ainabo Communities Residents of Ainabo never imagined that their salty water could be turned into clean water for cooking, washing, and most importantly, drinking. Read Environment Preventing droughts, floods and soil erosion in land desperately needed by some of the poorest farmers and herders Year-round water supplies for communities facing drought in Puntland, augmented by irrigation channels and erosion barriers, will help boost productivity, incomes and nutrition Read News New Resident Representative for UNDP Somalia, Lionel Laurens, takes up post in Mogadishu The new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Somalia, Lionel Laurens, assumed his responsibilities in Mogadishu this week. Read World Environment Day Turning the Tide: UNDP and Somali Youth Advocate for a Plastic-Free Future on World Environment Day Plastic pollution poses a major global problem, with 400 million tons of plastic produced annually. Each day, over 2,000 garbage trucks deposit plastic waste into our oceans, rivers, and lakes, yet only a third of it undergoes recycling. Read Gender UNDP Somalia Gender Equality Strategy (2023-2026) UNDP Somalia’s new gender strategy strategy outlines our vision and concrete actions to address obstacles to full gender equality Read Blog It’s dangerous being a female journalist in Somalia. But, one year on, we are still shining our light Since Bilan, the country’s only all-women media house, was born last April, we’ve covered everything from HIV to opioids. Now we want to go global Read News Somalia’s first all-women media team hits first-year anniversary Somalia’s groundbreaking all-women media team, Bilan, today celebrates a year of smashing taboos and blazing a trail for women journalists in a country ranked as one of the most dangerous places to report the news. Read Gender Women get a seat at the peacebuilding table Joint UN initiative supports women to influence and improve efforts to bring an end to long-standing conflicts around Somalia Read PCVE Hope for better jobs eclipses religious ideology as main driver of recruitment to violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa New UN Development Programme report findings challenge traditional assumptions about what drives people to violent extremism, and highlight urgent need to move away from security-driven responses to development-based approaches focused on prevention Read IDPs New perspectives on forced displacement In a new report, Turning the tide on internal displacement: A development approach to solutions, UNDP offers a blueprint to help millions of people who have been forced from home by conflict or disaster. Read Climate Drought-proofing Somalia’s rangelands New infrastructure from UNDP and the GEF helps herders survive even when the rains fail Read/watchStories Climate change Facing hunger Long-term development is key to fighting drought and saving lives. UNDP’s projects on climate change, water management, disaster risk reduction and economic development all work together to help Somalia and its rural communities withstand natural disasters Learn more Our mission UNDP is the leading UN organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change in Somalia. Our programmes help the Somali government and people access the skills, technology and funding they need to drive their own development in areas including climate adaptation and mitigation, gender empowerment, the rule of law, national and local governance, job creation and skill development, innovation, peacebuilding and more. Stories Conflict mediation Local voices: Dealing with domestic violence in a Somali town Khowla is the coordinator of Baidoa’s Dispute Resolution Centre, which is run with the support of UNDP to provide counselling and mediation services to people from the town itself and also nearby districts. Learn more Recent news Stories Preventing droughts, floods and soil erosion in land desperately needed by some of the poorest farmers and herders Read more Press Releases New Resident Representative for UNDP Somalia, Lionel Laurens, takes up post in Mogadishu Read more Blog Turning the Tide: UNDP and Somali Youth Advocate for a Plastic-Free Future on World Environment Day Read more See All Stories Key stats 16 Million Total population 70 Percent Population using safely managed drinking water services 49 Percent Population with access to electricity 80 Percent Population working in agriculture 35 Percent Proportion of women married before age 18 692 Women Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births Search Found 0 results. Did you mean ? 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