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 ...

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.

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, ...

The woman who broke barriers as the first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister in culturally conservative Somalia now aims for the country’s top office as the Horn of Africa nation moves ...

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 ...

About 3 million children aged 5-14 years are out of school, with an estimated 56% of women and girls aged 15 years or older are unable to read. A Somali woman is pushing the amplification of STEM, ...

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 ...