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Somalia travel tips and information

For those travelling to Somalia, the following travel tips and information come in handy. Please use them together with the document: 'UNICEF in Somalia: Questions and Answers for the Media'. Attachment in Word below.

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Summary data MICS 2006

Somalia continues to be in a state of chronic emergency, beset by conflict and division and prone to natural calamities like droughts and floods which cause recurrent displacement. To enable better planning of programmes to benefit children and women, UNICEF in 2006 carried out a Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). See attachment in PDF below for summary information from the MICS.

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UNICEF in Somalia: Questions and Answers for the Media

For journalists and media wanting to go into Somalia, the document available in Word for download below: "UNICEF in Somalia: Questions and Answers for the Media'' provides some answers to basic queries such as: where is UNICEF located? what are its activities? how does one get into Somalia and what about security? NOTE: The contents are subject to change without notice.

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Ethical guidelines - Principles for ethical reporting on children

Reporting on children and young people has its special challenges. In some instances the act of reporting on children places them or other children at risk of retribution or stigimatization. UNICEF has developed the following principles in Word below to assist journalists as they report on issues affecting children. They should help them cover children in an age-appropriate and sensitive manner.

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Health brief

The UNICEF Health programme in Somalia is comprised of three projects: strengthening childcare services, promoting safe motherhood and child immunization. Please find more information in the health briefing below in pdf. The briefing contains information on key issues around which UNICEF works, actions taken and their impact.

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Nutrition brief
UNICEF’s Nutrition programme in Somalia is comprised of three projects: controlling micronutrient deficiency disorders; improving feeding practices and selective feeding. The attachment in pdf provides on overview of issues such as malnutrition and actions that UNICEF undertakes to deal with it and related problems and the impact made.
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Water and Environmental Sanitation brief
Water supply and hygiene, and environmental sanitation activities are the main components of UNICEF’s Water and Environmental Sanitation Programme in Somalia. The attached pdf file gives on overview of issues related to access to safe water - a significant problem aggravated by the destruction and looting of water supply installations and also the problem of poor environmental sanitation.
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Education brief
UNICEF’s Education programme in Somalia is comprised of two projects: primary formal education and primary alternative education. The programme seeks to redress the situation in which learning opportunities have been virtually non-existent. Despite increases in the number of schools and in enrolment, considerable disparities in the quality of and access to primary education remain.
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Communication, Protection and Participation brief

The Communication, Protection and Participation (CPP) programme seeks to provide a human rights based framework to influence behavioural and attitudinal change for Somali children and young people, with focus on communications for development, youth as agents of change, protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation and discrimination and HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and control

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Programme planning brief
The accuracy of all data coming into and being disseminated from UNICEF Somalia is managed by the Programme planning section. It coordinates all studies, evaluations and surveys. The Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation programme includes supervision of the Crisis Preparedness and Response and Gender projects. These projects will be systematically integrated into all other programme sectors.
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Key indicators briefing sheet
The Indicators sheet gives an overview of the infant mortality rate, under five mortality rate, immunization, nutrition status, maternal mortality rate, access to safe water, population using sanitary means of excreta disposal and the levels of school enrolment. The source of the data is the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2000) and UNICEF Primary School Survey 2003-2004.
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Somalia map - UNICEF office locations
Produced by UNDP Somalia the map in pdf shows locations of UNICEF offices in Somalia. It has regional boundaries reflecting those endorsed by the Government of the Republic of Somalia in 1986. Note: The boundaries and names on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations - read Disclaimer.
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