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Curbing Violence against Women in Somaliland

Curbing Violence against Women in Somaliland

Somaliland president – HE Muse Bihi Abdi – attended a ceremony organized by the Nagaad Network for launching the Office of Monitoring Violence against Women. Continue reading “Curbing Violence against Women in Somaliland”

Somaliland: Climate Change Drives Gender-Based Violence

Climate change is driving gender-based violence among rural communities in the breakaway region of Somaliland, according to the charity Oxfam. In times of increasing drought, women travel further to find water and other needs, raising the risk of sexual violence.  Similarly, men unable to support their families too often take out their frustration on their family.  Neha Wadekar visited the region of Sool, Somaliland, with Oxfam and has this report Continue reading “Somaliland: Climate Change Drives Gender-Based Violence”