Between 2019-2023 I led the Media and Communications efforts of IOM in Somalia - the UN Migration agency.
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Deadliest migratory corridor in Africa
Drought in Somalia
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Unforgiving Drought Displaced Thousands in Somalia
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Intensifying Drought Threatens to Displace Over 1 Million People in Somalia by June
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‘You can find dead animals everywhere’: Somali Communities Face Worst Drought in Decades
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Somali Women Reconnect After Decades of Conflict
The prolonged violence in Somalia has torn apart communities that used to live peacefully. IOM facilitates community reconciliation activities among women to foster social cohesion.
Somali Women Play Greater Role, Thanks to Sport Initiative
The Women Participation Project, led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), aims to positively change the role of women and girls in areas of displacement, by empowering them to play a more active, decision-making role in the site – to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are reflected in projects.
How One Diaspora Pediatrician is Trying to Reduce Neonatal Deaths in Somalia
Dr Ubah left Somalia in 1991 due to the civil war and lived in Italy for the last 29 years where she studied medicine. Now she is back in Mogadishu to help rebuild her country.