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 in detention, children on move and use of technology for early detection of violence against children. The positive energy, the commitment of the ministerial cabinet as change champions was so refreshing and inspiring @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner

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. Billions of USD is invested in treating FGM complications. FGM is one of the major child abuse and violation of women rights. The impact of FGM is across the entire life of a women, devastating impact from severe pain to mental health crisis to fistula, infertility, death. Why all these to our beloved girls? It is time to stop all four types of FGM. No excuse for child abuse!! It is a math to stop FGM, you, me convince five people continue multiplying by five until FGM is eradicated. Let us join our hands and give young girls to meet their maximum potential. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @mleagleton @tannisthadatta @erbil_runner

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 EXCUSES FOR ABUSE!!! The minimum requirement of development workers is DO NO HARM!! Looking forward to validation and dissemination of PSEA assessment in progress. No doubt our PSEA champions will excel. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner @mleagleton

It was an honor meeting HE the Minister of parliamentary relations and constitutional affairs with the DG and ministerial cabinet. Heart warming to hear # UNICEF is a strategic and long term partner for people of Somaliland. The positive energy, the commitment and transformative visions of the ministry is so refreshing from civic education, promoting individuals rights to reviewing existing laws, introducing new ones, exploring youth parliament etc. We also discussed on reviving the FGM bill and Sexual offense bill. A huge hope for creating an environment where every Somaliland child will meet their maximum potential. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner @mleagleton

An honor meeting the first women minister of Planning and development along with the new Director General. It was so refreshing and inspiring to listen to the strong leadership with 100 days plan to transform the development of Somaliland rapidly. We discussed importance of Strengthening coordination, accelerating the Multiple Indicators Survey and review of NDP.

It is an honor meeting the NGO Consortium Director with consortium Cordinator for Somaliland. We all agreed the stronger the partnership the higher scale we can support people in need. We discussed key issues such as aid dependency, ending violence, responding to learning crisis, commitment to build the capacity of government structures at all levels. 21st Century is a partnership era! As they say if you want if you want to travel far go together! Together no doubt we will make difference which is transformative.

#UNICEF Somaliland team met the Minister of MESAF, Director General and the team. We congratulated the Government particularly for appointing women minister. We discussed key issues such as ending #FGM, sustainable approach to #GBV, capitalizing on ZAKAT for Social Protection and advancing positive parenting campaign!

#UNICEF with support from our generous donor @KfW_int is running child sensitive social protection program in Odweine. Today along with Government we awarded the best father contributed in accelerating birth registration and service uptake. So nice to see all children born received their notification and other 3664 children received their certificates in 6months. Cash transfer and recognizing father role is a fundamental tool for increasing acess to services. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner @tannisthadatta

@Foreverychild UNICEF in collaboration with Governor and Mayor office of Odweine district awarded the best fathers. The first super dad told us he collected his children birth certificates, attend his wife to the health facility etc until he received 12 points over three months. The director of the central MCH told us in his 24years experience for the first time he received 20mothers out of 30 with their husbands. The last three month the director says Family planning increased by 5%, Birth registration increased to 100% and vaccination uptake increased by 20%. This is exciting. Parenting is the most critical factor for child development @SaeedWafaa @unicefsomalia @erbil_runner @MillhiaK

Today HE Somaliland Minister of Education launched a 6.9M USD “education cannot wait “ three years project targeting three districts to improve learning outcomes. @unicef team led by @erbil_runner met HE and discussed issues around accelerating acess to learning, improvement of quality and skills development, coordination as well as resource mobilization. UNICEF in Somaliland continues to advocate every child is back to learning. Thanks to students of Hargeisa Orphanage school for their beautiful music. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa

UNICEF Chief of Field Operations @erbil_runner and Chief of WASH visiting #Somaliland have met excellencies the Ministers of Health, Water and Climate. UNICEF team congratulated the new Government, renewed our commitment to Government of Somaliland. Key issues such as scaling up sanitation and hygiene, private sector engagment as well as coordination between ministries and with partners were discussed.  @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa

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An inspirational meeting with Honorable Minister of Education Proff. Ismael. We discussed key priorities of the sector such as scale up acess to learning, transform quality of learning, integrate skills training, improve data quality and enhance effective coordination with partners. Such a refreshing, inspiring and hopeful discussion for education sector in Somaliland. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner

Happening now! Along with HE Minister of Health, we just inaugurated an oxygen plant which produces 250lit per hour. We are not alive today because of our powers or money but oxygen that nature gave us. Oxygen is life saving. About 25% of young children death us from lack of oxygen. This is strategic investment with thanks to our donor @r6theglobalfund. We also witnessed Somlailand Government Commitment in establishing a dialysis unit from public health expenditure which provides services for free including for Neighbour Int countries. @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner @unicefsomalia @MillhiaK

Our Chief of Health @MilhiaK and #UNICEF Somaliland team met HE the Minister of Health , Deputy Minister to congratulate their appointment and discussed strategic issues like sustainable, integrated and climate sensitive service delivery at scale including Engagment with Private sector. @SomalilandMoHD @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner

Attending the handover ceremony of minister and vice minister of Health to the newly appointed minister and vice minister following the peaceful and democratic election. What an exemplary power transfer.

Today we celebrated international day of PWD to amplify the leadership of PWD for an inclusive and sustainable future. A young girl, Hayat was our inspirational speaker. Hayat talked about how she is thrilled that she is finally going to school with UNICEF Support and met a lot of children who are like her because other kids used to bulling her in the streets she talked about her hobbies that she loves cycling, foot and basket ball and she enjoys going to the deaf club every Thursday. She requested everyone to learn the sign language so she does not need any interpreter. What a challenge to all of us.

Today UNICEF Hargeisa family brought their children to office to celebrate world children day. The kids played, interacted with the staff, they interviewed us what we do for children and they also made a speech for us. Enjoy this wonderful videos from the future of the world. @unicefsomalia @SaeedWafaa @erbil_runner