Explosions are one of the daily Environmental Crises in Somalia.
The National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) is worried the daily environmental crisis in Somalia particularly today’s explosion caused the death of 18 people including ministers, journalists, students, medical doctors and civilians.
An explosion ripped through an upscale hotel in Somalia’s capital Thursday during a university graduation ceremony, killing three government cabinet ministers and…
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World’s largest humanitarian network adopts ambitious blueprint for coming decade
The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 – a plan that lays out the collective commitments of its 186 members.
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World’s largest humanitarian network adopts ambitious blueprint for coming decade
The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 – a plan that lays out the collective commitments of its 186 members.
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The World Child Rights Day and the current situation of Somali Children
The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. Today, 193 states have ratified the CRC. In fact, only two countries in the world — Somalia and the United States — have not yet given the CRC…
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The World Child Rights Day and the current situation of Somali Children
The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. Today, 193 states have ratified the CRC. In fact, only two countries in the world — Somalia and the United States — have not yet given the CRC…
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Unknown diseases is hunting the displaced people around near Mogadishu
Unknown diseases affected the displaced Somali people from one person to another where there is no single person not affected, while the doctors did know what the disease is but they said it is skin disease.
Dr. Hawa Abdi the administrator of the Hawa Abdi hospital located in the around near area of Mogadishu told to the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) that the surprised disease…
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Nairobi/Geneva – Delegates from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will gather in Nairobi from 18 to 25 November to address today’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. It's the first time ever that the world's largest humanitarian network will hold a Movement-wide meeting of its leaders in Africa.
From 18 to 21 November, the 17th session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will address several key issues, s…
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Science and Environment Journalists Association launched in Somalia
Somali journalists recently lauched the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) to ensure the reporting of science news and the plight of Somalia environment in general.
NASSEJ is the legitimate and representative organ and voice of science and environmental journalists in Somalia and is a member of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ), Arab Science Journalists…
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PRESS CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 1, 2009
EAST AFRICAN WILD LIFE SOCIETYEAWLS URGES KENYANS
TO LOOK BEYOND THE MAU
The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS), the region’s widely respected champion of conservation, urged Kenyans on Thursday to look beyond the controversy over the Mau forest to see a much wider range of real and potent threats facing Kenya’s rich natural heritage through inadequate governance, inadequate collaboration and inadequate information.
“We welcome the current public debate o…
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Somaliland regime is the press freedom Antagonist in this era compared to the rest of Somali regions
The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) is to day happy with to know the political viewpoint of Somaliland administration in terms of freedom of expression and press. While SOJRA was participated to day the launching of steering committee for Somali AIDS Response event held on Jacaranda Hotel to day at 3:30 PM-5:00 PM afternoon in Nairobi, Kenya.
SOJRA recently started to take a close loo…
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SOJRA worries the Martial Law imposed in Somalia
The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) feels fear and possible attacks against the independent media from the policy, government militias and Amisom even though similar cases as happened today has done before by the former transitional government in 2007.
The Somali parliament voted for the imposition of the martial law in 19 th August after the request from the current president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. For more details go to;
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Why Said Tahliil Ahmed was killed?
The late victim Mr. Said was the director of Hornafric radio in Mogadishu for close to two years and assassinated in Bakara Market on February o4 2009 while he was on his way for press conference of Al-shabaab group and he was a member of more than 7 media directors at that particular day. There is also some Al-shabaab militia men who accompanied with them.
What is the Reason behind his killing?
Soon after the election of president Sharif on 31st January 20…
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Somali Media and the challenges facing them
In Somalia, there are more than 40 media houses, and about 400 journalists, but unfortunately most of them work on the basis of their clan political agendas and lack the required professionalism in the today’s media world.
The media owners play vital role for poorness of the Somali media as they don’t pay their staffs. Some female reporters became sexual victim for their bosses as there is no good payment and heavy unprofessional duties or even fear…
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The release of ACF workers will be a hope for the two journalists who are still under abduction.
On Tuesday 11th August were released six people hostages who had been held for nine months and taken into captivity while working in Somalia for Action Contre La Faim. The group was taken captive from an airstrip in the central town of DhusMareb last November.
SOJRA would like to say this is good news in good time and SOJRA believe that the two journalists Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan could be…
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“Working press freedom and protecting journalists is not a game and competition”
Mogadishu 07 August,2009 :: The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) would like to give a lesson for protecting journalists and keeping press freedom to Reporters without Borders and any organization aiming to harm the value of the press and their interests for ever.
In the world there is more than a thousand organizations and foundations working to protect press freedom and journalists rights. Any organizati…
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Added by Daud Abdi Daud on August 7, 2009 at 10:43pm —
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Freedom House blamed journalist Hassan Bulhan that he is related to warlords and militias following when he requested medical fees support.
Hassan Bulhan who is the director of Radio Abudwak and poetry man was injured on 7th February, 2009 by a militia man as he was making live coverage peace conference and has requested defenders to help his medical fees in Nairobi Hospital, but unfortunately after consecutive contacts with them, finally defenders wrote an email to him accusing him of being re…
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Ref: No: SOCHRO/00A50/09 Date: 01/08/2009
War victim’s child care Report
SOCHRO, Somali Child Rights Organization, is Somali child rights advocacy and protection, education, health, nutrition, and development in Southern and Central Somalia region.
SOCHRO responding the rights of the children launched campaign to support the innocent children sustaining wounds and death in the wars going in Mogadishu.
The last seven months SOCHRO recorded one hundred savant four children victims of the last…
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Statement by the UN Special Representative for Somalia
Mr Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
UN Security Council meeting on Somalia
29 July 2009
Mr President,
Permanent Representatives,
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am grateful for this opportunity to brief the Security Council.
While the situation remains fragile, there are positive developments in Somalia. As I told the Council previously, a new paradigm is being implemented. Despite multiple constraints, the Government is resisting and repelling multiple att…
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UN human rights chief highlights plight of civilians caught up in conflicts
GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday that the condition of civilians in armed conflicts was a matter of “grave alarm,” and urged the Human Rights Council to do its utmost to protect civilians caught up in fighting around the world.
Pillay, who was delivering a keynote address to the Geneva-based Council, cited nine countries where ongoing conflicts were continuing to impact seriousl…
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SOJRA is warmly welcome the three day conference for the Somali journalist held in Nairobi by IFJ through NUSOJ. It is also welcoming Aidan white the secretary general of IFJ to meet with some Somali journalist in Nairobi specially NUSOJ members and other supporters.
Mogadishu 25 July,2009 :: SOJRA is encouraging IFJ to give the Somali journalist the support they pledged early and in this conference. Aidan met here in Nairobi some Somali journalist from NUSOJ and others from other media organiz…
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