Somalia: Drought Conditions Increase Instability
“We are living here in Shahda camp because we have lost almost everything. Before we came, we were feeding cardboard and water to our animals” – Star Abdullahi, a mother of 6 and one...
Lighting up Tuulo Farhan IDPs Settlement
The up-surging number of IDPs and the IDPs settlements is overwhelming. The prolonged drought has complicated the matrix in terms of operation and budgeting. However, GECPD is committed to the betterment of humanity especially...
Somalia: Its 36 years imprisonment and 700 lashes for 5 teenagers in Galdogob gang rape case
Five teenagers who gang raped 2 girls and posted the pictures on social media in Galdogob Puntland Somalia have been sentenced to a cumulative 36 years imprisonment, 700 lashes and a fine of US$...
Somalia: A cry for justice in the most bizarre rape incident in Galdogob town Somalia
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Jan 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A group of teenage boys who posted a video online of themselves raping two girls must not be allowed to evade jail by paying for...
Moving Towards 30%; Women Win Big in Somalia’s 2016 Elections
The tenth Parliament of Somalia was inaugurated in a ceremony on 27th December 2016 that saw 283 members of parliament (MPs) take their oaths of office ahead of presidential elections scheduled for later January. Forty-one...
Push for Action Towards the New Global Development Agenda as World Marks the 16 Days Campaign
GALKAYO residents joined the international community in marking 2016, Sixteen Days of ActivismAgainst GBV campaign observed worldwide from 25th November to 10th December. In a series of activities organized by the Galkayo Education Center for Peace...
The worst yet to be seen as Drought situation persist across Somalia
While rainfall was registered in some parts of Somalia in the last half of November 2016, severe drought continues to expand across Somalia, according to the FAO-managed Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU)...