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The United Nations released its 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Somalia, which seeks 2.6 billion US dollars to assist about 7.6 million vulnerable people in 2023. UNIFEED

Somalia’s pool of academic skills deepened recently with the conferring of a range of postgraduate degrees to 166 students – including the country’s president. UNSOM

Leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia, its international partners and a cross-section of Somalis gathered in the capital on Monday and Tuesday for the country’s first-ever International Investment Conference–an opportunity for the world to appreciate the progress being made by Somalia on the political and economic front. UNSOM

Somalis’ democratic rights in the spotlight of public discussions supported by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. UNSOM

In observance of United Nations Day this year, the world body’s top officials in Somalia took the opportunity to underscore its commitment and close collaboration in supporting the country’s people and government in a range of strategic areas. UNSOM

Progress in raising women’s participation in Somalia’s peace, security and development efforts came under the spotlight at a gathering of government, civil society and United Nations representatives, among many others. UNSOM

The holding of direct local elections was the focus of a visit by representatives from some of Somalia’s main international partners to the country’s northern Federal Member State (FMS) of Puntland. UNSOM

Humanitarian, security and political developments including the formation of district councils were among the issues covered in discussions on Tuesday by top United Nations officials in Somalia on their visit to Jubaland. UNSOM

A high-level group representing some of Somalia’s main international partners met with South-West State’s leadership to discuss a range of topics related to political, humanitarian and security developments in both the Federal Member State and Somalia as a whole, as well as how they can best provide support. UNSOM

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Somalia, James Swan, told the Security Council that Somalia is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, with some 7.8 million Somalis — nearly half of the country’s estimated population — impacted by the worst drought in at least four decades, exacerbated by climate factors. UNIFEED