“When I came home to Somalia from Canada six years ago, I was expecting to find a hopeless, war-torn country,” says Zahra. “That’s all you see in the media. But reality’s much more complicated.  Read more

As Somalia comes to terms with life during the pandemic, people are starting to wear masks but can face abuse or criticism when they do.  Read more

With a health infrastructure devastated by decades of war and with dangerously low levels of public awareness about how to avoid infection, Somalia faces incalculable damage to its people and…  Read more

If you feel sick or need advice on COVID-19 in Somalia, all you have to do is call 449 – the government’s toll-free hotline set up to offer fast, effective access to emergency health support.  Read more

The winners of a two-month Somali-language COVID-19 video competition were finally revealed online today, with the US$1,000 first prize going to a short video on some of the best ways to avoid…  Read more

Naciima Abwaan Qorane, a peace activist and poet, has become one of the top supporters of UNDP’s campaign against the spread of COVID-19 in Somalia.  Read more

Whenever a national disaster occurs, the country’s army plays a huge role in rescue operations and in protecting the Somali people.  Read more

A nudge, in the words of Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, is “any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people's behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly…  Read more

UNDP takes to the streets and airwaves to fight the virus and misinformation As COVID-19 spread closer to Somalia, our communications team aimed to slow the spread while others prepared to deal with…  Read more

It was mid-March and COVID-19 had not yet reached Somalia, but Hafsa and Mathieu were already talking about the inevitable outbreak to come, as well as the many cases of infection in Somali…  Read more