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UNICEF in Somalia

UNICEF works in Somalia to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. And we never give up. Discover UNICEF's work for every child, in Somalia.

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Children in emergencies

UNICEF Somalia/2021
Reoccurring climatic shocks. Conflict. COVID-19. Children growing up in emergencies often bear the biggest brunt. Together with partners, UNICEF Somalia continues to deliver vital, life-saving services and support for every child.

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Qoryaley primary school students in the classroom.
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School enrollment increasing in rural Somaliland

Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF boost education opportunities for children impacted by drought

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Faria says she wants to become a teacher when she grows up.
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Children access education for the first time in their lives

Rural out-of-school children now displaced by drought are finally able to learn.

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Khadijo sits with her daughter Sabirin, outside their makeshift house in the Gurman IDP camp.
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“There is no place to go back to.”

Khadijo’s story of finding a way to keep her children alive

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Attendees gathering around an Acacia tree that gave them shade against scorching heat as well as clinic members.
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Mobile clinics save lives in drought stricken Toghdeer regio

UNICEF reaches the hardest-to-reach

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Farhia Abdi Moallim is 10 years old and leads her class in reciting the Somali alphabet.
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UNICEF provides education services for IDP children

Increasing number of children have urgent schooling needs

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MUAC screening at an IDP camp.
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With famine knocking at the door

Children screened for malnutrition and referred for treatment

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