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Somalia votes in new President

Ban welcomes inauguration of Somali parliament as watershed moment"

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the inauguration today of the New Federal Parliament of Somalia

Action plan to end killing and maiming of children signed in Mogadishu

The Transitional Federal Government and The United Nations signed an Action Plan to end the Killing and Maiming of Children in Contravention of International Law.

SRSG Mahiga welcomes the communiqué issued by the signatories of the roadmap

SRSG Mahiga welcomes the communiqué issued by the signatories of the roadmap

Somalia approves constitution

Somalia’s leaders have adopted their first official democratic constitution in 52 years

Tackling child labour: from commitment to action

This paper considers the progress that ILO member States are making in the application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations. It draws on two reports considered by the 2012 International Labour Conference: 'Fundamental Principles and Rights at...

ILO statement to the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, FAO, Rome, 25 July 2011

On the occasion of the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, organized by the FAO, the Director of the ILO Office for Italy and San Marino delivered an ILO official statement on the strategies to cope the crisis in the region, with the three...

Developing self reliance – Building hope: The ILO Employment for Peace Programme in Somalia

Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, has been racked by violence and insecurity for nearly two decades. But there are signs of hope: among them, an ILO programme which provided a visible peace dividend to poor communities by engaging them in...

International cooperation

Somalia: addressing the root causes of piracy and warlordism

Faced with a dramatic increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa, countries have stepped up their efforts to protect shipping in the region. However, attention is now turning more to the question of why people turn to piracy to make a living and what...