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Information on Somalia

The UN's Efforts to Support Women's Empowerment through Education

What does the United Nations do in Somalia?

UNDP's work in Somalia

Briefing on Somalia, Women's Education and the Millennium Development Goals

Who is the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Development Program?

Books on Somalia

Books on Somali Culture

Culture and Customs of Somalia by Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi

Somalia (Customs of the World) by Susan M. Hassig

Somalia in Pictures by Janice Hamilton

Understanding Somalia: Guide to Culture, History, and Social Institutions by I.M. Lewis

UNDP-USA Executive Director Visits Somalia

Elizabeth Latham, UNDP-USA Executive Director, recently returned from a visit to Somalia to see some of the work that UNDP is engaged in.

"I was amazed and impressed with the hopefulness of the people that I met during my stay in Somalia. Somalia is a conservative Muslim nation and I was impressed to see that in some areas women are being empowered, thanks to investments in education. For example, the women in this photo rose to the top of their class and, despite many obstacles, decided to join the first ever female police unit."

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