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SOMALIA

Capital
Mogadishu

Area
637,657 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles) situated between Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Indian Ocean.

Language
Somali and Arabic are the official languages. Somali had no alphabet until 1973, when it was adapted to the Latin alphabet. English, Italian and Swahili are also spoken.

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thumb for PHOTOS: Somalia displaced 04 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Somalia displaced


thumb for PHOTOS: Displaced by conflict in Somalia 08 Jan 2010 11:20:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Displaced by conflict in Somalia


thumb for SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Ceelasha 30 Nov 2009 15:02:12 GMT
SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Ceelasha
Somalia - This map shows four area along Afgooye Corridor. Individual shelters and building are highlighted on the map to provide the population estimation to support medical assessment. The ...

thumb for SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Xawa Cabdi 30 Nov 2009 15:01:47 GMT
SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Xawa Cabdi
Somalia - This map shows four area along Afgooye Corridor. Individual shelters and building are highlighted on the map to provide the population estimation to support medical assessment. The ...

thumb for SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Lafoole 30 Nov 2009 13:56:21 GMT
SOMALIA Afgooye Corridor Lafoole
Somalia - This map shows four area along Afgooye Corridor. Individual shelters and building are highlighted on the map to provide the population estimation to support medical assessment. The ...

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NGO latest

•  66 women and children, injured by indiscriminate shelling, admitted to Daynile Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia
MSF International

•  Somalia: more people forced to flee drought and renewed fighting
ICRC - Switzerland

•  9th Earthquake Vulnerablity Reduction Course
ADPC - Thailand

•  MAG's Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal global update
MAG - UK

•  'Top Ten' humanitarian crises: Aid blocked and diseases neglected
MSF International

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Jobs

•  Peacebuilding Specialist – Somali Region, Ethiopia (216959-927)
Mercy Corps

•  Program Manager - Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) (216950-927)
Mercy Corps

•  WatSan Manager
Medair - Switzerland

•  Field Communication Officer
Medair - Switzerland

•  PROJECT MANAGER - Somalia-Kenya
CESVI - Italy

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Background


CRISIS PROFILE-Is peace possible in Somalia?


Background


CRISIS PROFILE-Is peace possible in Somalia?


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