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2024 FGM Country Snapshot: Somalia

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Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

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Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

Many mothers in Somalia are hearing only a heartbreaking silence when they give birth.

More funding is urgently needed to stop their newborns dying due to preventable causes.

Give to help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver life-saving care: https://unf.pa/dso

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A chance to breathe: How life-saving incubators are transforming newborn care in Somalia

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A midwife holds twins at a UNFPA-supported neonatal care health facility in Baidoa, Somalia. © Reado
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Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

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Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

“In every crisis the country faces, it is the midwives who carry the burden.”

With over 3 million people in Somalia displaced, many pregnant women have limited or no access to healthcare.

See how midwives like Nadiifo step up to provide life-saving support.
 

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Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

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Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

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UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage communities to abandon the practice. © UNFPA Somalia
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Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings

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Setyelem, 29, suffered from the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. She received care thanks to UNFPA, with funding from the Government of Japan. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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UNFPA Somalia

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Nov 2023

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UNFPA Somalia Situation Report #1 - 09 November 2023

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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