An international human rights group says there is strong evidence that Kenya's anti-terrorism police unit has carried out a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. A Human Rights Watch report said on Monday that research conducted between November and June documented at leas...

Nairobi, Kenya - A confidential UN report alleges that Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, his former foreign minister and an American law firm conspired to steal public funds by engaging in secret contracts that gave them hefty percentages from the country's recovered overseas assets.

Mogadishu, 9 September 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned terrorist attacks in several locations in Somalia yesterday that resulted in the death and injury of many innocent civilians. “I am appalled to learn of the murder of man...

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. GENEVA, September 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that forced evictions, drought, conflict and lack of livelihoods have prompted more than 130,000 Somalis to flee their homes ...

New York, 21 September 2014 - Today is the International Day of Peace. Each year, on this day, the United Nations calls for a global ceasefire. We ask combatants to put down their arms so all can breathe the air of peace. Armed conflict causes untold grief to families, communities and entire countri...

New York, 24 September 2014 - Thank you for your commitment to Somalia, and thank you for your participation discussing the situation in Somalia. I am glad to see so many partners, including the leaders from Ethiopia, Italy and the United Kingdom who jointly suggested this meeting. I am delight...

The United Nations is facing unprecedented demand for humanitarian assistance, and says it has less than half the money required to meet its needs. Crises from Syria, Iraq and Libya to Ukraine, Somalia and Central African Republic are stretching the UN to breaking point. They have also generat...

Preliminary Appeal Somalia Drought and Food insecurity in Somalia – SOM141 Preliminary Appeal Target: US${esc.dollar} 2,797,367 Balance Requested: US${esc.dollar} 2,732,767 Geneva, 14 October 2014 The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains dire with drought alerts being sounded....

In this file photo from 2012, Somali police forces patrol the town of Afgoye to the south of Mogadishu in Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

UNSG & World Bank President arrive in Mogadishu, pledge support for regional peace & development