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Chief of UNICEF Somaliland, views are my own. “ The laughter of a child is the light of the house” African Proverb

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16 days
What a blessed day! #Somaliland leading by example. The first ever children conference led by President brought over 350 children across all somaliland, private sectors, donors, ministers, civil societies. Children and partner made their voices. President of Somaliland committed
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Young children performed a role play on #FGC for the first Somaliland Children’s conference. They say “Don’t cut us, it is our body”. Indeed let us give their right let us give them love. Let us join our hand for #FGM free world.
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“Climate change is not something that will happen in the future. It is happening today. If we all work together as children, adults, and leaders, we can restore Somaliland’s beautiful climate”. By Mohamed Mustafe- Child Climate Activist.#ActOnClimate.#GreenFuture.#ChildActivists.
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17 days
It is a big day today. Happy #African child day. Somaliland just launching the first ever children conference. More to come soon.
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Happy 2025 #Menstrual Hygiene Day. #Gov of Somaliland along with #UNICEF and Action AID conducted a a live Panel discussion on @SLNTV to create awareness and celebrate the super powers of women and girls. Together, we will keep breaking taboos and building a world where
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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is here in Somaliland. Today participated in opening a MICS data processing training for the data Technichians from different Government ministries. Last MICS was in 2014 and measuring the progress made towards the SDG goals has been
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#Somaliland just launched a week long vaccination campaign to vaccinate over 800,000 children for pneumonia, polio and measles. How nice to see the launch itself happened in IDP camp. It is also first time to witness multi sectoral response of Government to vaccination, the event
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Role of Private Sector to reduce trans generational transmission of deprivation. Today #UNICEF met the chair person and Seceretary General of Somaliland Chamber of Commerce who has 7000 registered members in five major sectors. For example the SG mentioned almost 65% of the
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2 months
We met the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Somaliland Youth Development Fund Executive director. Excellent brainstorming how to empower the 70% youth population as engine of Somaliland development. Among many ideas we explored establishment of digital and AI hubs, youth tree
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#UNICEF met Dr Abdirhaman Beileh Senior Economic Advisor to the President of #Somaliland to discuss organizing President led Somaliland Children Conference. We also discussed on local solutions to sustain the social service programs in the midst of global funding crisis. The 61%
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3 months
RT @diplotat: Day 2 of our FCDO health visit to Somaliland. Thank you to @SomalilandMoHD @unicefsomalia @TedlaMezemir and partners for your….
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Somaliland received #FCDO mission for quarterly review meeting. Many thanks to British people supporting Somaliland for better lives by investing in health and climate with amount of 7M USD from Oct 2023 to Sep 2026. The project contributed to transformation of health sector and
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4 months
Today #UNICEF met his excellency Mr Faisal Ali Sh. Mohamed, Chairman of National Disaster Preparedness and Food Reserve Authority. It is impressive to hear the authority mobilized Gov, private sector and people of Somaliland to build nine warehouses, maintain reserve food and
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4 months
RT @mleagleton: I AM, #ForEveryChild - Unite in action for the world's children
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5 months
#UNICEF supported 30 young climate champions who in turn produced another 30 champions. Today they came together for resolution of climate change commitment for Somaliland. Tomorrow when they conclude four ministers (Environment, Education, Social development, youth and
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#UNICEF met with Higher Education Commissioner, Deputy commissioner and DG to discuss urgent importance of higher education act, establishment of research, evidence and data intelligence center, inclusive education eg to print curriculum in braille, quality of education,
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#UNICEF handed over the first ever braille printing machine with its software and adequate papers to print the curriculum. #Louise Brail invented it in 1824 when he was only 15 and we got it in SL 200years later. Never too late. @WHO estimates over  2.2B people has near or
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5 months
It was refreshing meeting with HE Minister of Justice, Director General and ministerial cabinet. #UNICEF congratulated their appointment and we discussed taking our partnership to scale and bring transformative change for children through strengthening law enforcement, children
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5 months
Somaliland commemorates international anti FGM day and.Launches anti FGM policy. Yesterday the House of Representative also announced FGM bill under way for this year. Today over 400M women are living with devastating impact of FGM. Every year 3.5M children are at risk of FGM.
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5 months
These are the hero graduates of #PSEA training from 7 ministries. The Aid and development workers, front line workers while graduating today they committed to be a change champion to bring behavioral change. You are ambassadors of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. NO
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