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A young man looks straight into camera

Opportunity in the gaps

A young man looks straight into camera
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By Ryan Gittler

Opportunity in the gaps

Gaps frustrate Omar Osman. As class president of Central Washington University, he sees the space fellow students put between their experience and his own, because he is a refugee. When he ran for school office, closing that distance was a crucial piece of his platform, and it is a message Osman has championed since his time in Kenya’s… Read more →←
A man in a hoodie reaches for a bottle of water while a man in a grey shirt looks on.

Filming a social experiment about Somalia

A man in a hoodie reaches for a bottle of water while a man in a grey shirt looks on.
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By Tim Webster

Filming a social experiment about Somalia

Reelmedia’s film “How Far Would You Walk for Clean Water?” was shown globally, on UNICEF’s social media channels, to highlight the situation of children in Somalia, especially around the difficulty of getting clean water. It was seen by over 10 million people. Tim Webster, the film’s director, writes about making the video. In… Read more →←
A group of children in brightly coloured clothing stand in front of a jerry can

Fighting cholera in Somalia

A group of children in brightly coloured clothing stand in front of a jerry can
Children in emergencies

By Tim Grieve

Story also available in: Français

Fighting cholera in Somalia

Drought has displaced 766,000 people in Somalia since November, and the country is also facing one of its worst outbreaks of cholera. UNICEF and its partners have provided more than 1.66 million people with temporary access to safe water, up from some 300,000 in January. More than 390,000 children and women have lifesaving health… Read more →←
A map showing the four countries of the famine crisis: Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and NE Nigeria.

5 things to know about children and famine

A map showing the four countries of the famine crisis: Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and NE Nigeria.
Children in emergencies

By UNICEF Connect

Story also available in: Français Español

5 things to know about children and famine

1. Children can’t wait. Famine, drought and armed conflict are devastating lives and futures Famine has already been declared South Sudan and is looming in other countries. Children are suffering from malnutrition and disease and need our help. 2. Children are being hit hardest. Millions are on the verge of starvation Nearly 1.4… Read more →←
Tiny newborn baby with big eyes and a tube in her nose looks at the camera; she is wrapped in blankets and a black plastic bag

The baby in a plastic bag: surviving in Somalia

Tiny newborn baby with big eyes and a tube in her nose looks at the camera; she is wrapped in blankets and a black plastic bag
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By Kun Li

Story also available in: Español Français العربية

The baby in a plastic bag: surviving in Somalia

Fifteen-day-old Faadumo lies quietly with her big, dark eyes wide open. Her tiny head and dainty fists rest on a nest of blankets, starting with a black shawl. A second one adorned with white dots is layered on top. She is then tucked in a bigger, thicker blanket in a maroon and cream color. In between these wrappings is one more layer… Read more →←
A woman sits in light, telling her story.

End violence against girls

A woman sits in light, telling her story.
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By UNICEF Connect

Story also available in: 中文

End violence against girls

Batula is a traditional birth attendant and has been working for the past 25 years. Because of her reputation and medical skills, many families take girls to her and ask let her to carry out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on them. FGM is a deep-rooted cultural practice in Somalia with virtually every Somali girl and woman (98 per cent)… Read more →←
A group of people sitting on the ground.

Prolonged drought pushes Somali communities to the brink

A group of people sitting on the ground.
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By Kun Li

Prolonged drought pushes Somali communities to the brink

The rains have failed Hawa Ali, a shepherd from Ethiopia, over and over again for three years straight. Before all her animals succumbed to thirst, hunger and disease, she made the decision to join other families in her village and trek to neighbouring Somaliland. Putting the children on donkeys, Hawa and her villagers – all of them… Read more →←
A close up of a woman.

Remembering my mom:  Woki Munyui, UNICEF Somalia Education specialist

A close up of a woman.
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By Ivy Nyambuteri Mokua

Remembering my mom:  Woki Munyui, UNICEF Somalia Education specialist

On April 20 2015, a suicide bomber blew himself up next a bus carrying staff from UNICEF Somalia in Garowe, Puntland. Four people were killed, including Woki Munyui who had been a champion of girls’ education in Somalia since 2007. Here her daughter Ivy Mokua shares memories of her late mother, and how she has been dealing with the… Read more →←
Three young men, arm in arm, backs to the camera.

Never look back: former child soldiers crafting new lives

Three young men, arm in arm, backs to the camera.
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By Kun Li

Story also available in: Français Español

Never look back: former child soldiers crafting new lives

Seventeen-year-old Abdi, in the blue overalls of an electrician trainee, is fixing the red and blue electrical wires hooked onto a wooden board. Not far away, one of his fellow trainees has climbed a ladder to check on the florescent light to which Abdi’s wires are connected: It won’t light up. “I used to be brave – a lion –… Read more →←
A family sits together

Hunger still stalks Somali children

A family sits together
Experts speak

By Kun Li

Story also available in: العربية Français

Hunger still stalks Somali children

With so much the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that the plight of Somali children has been largely forgotten. The last time the country was heavily featured in news headlines was nearly five years ago, when failed rains and failed politics led to famine. By the… Read more →←
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