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The PDRC is governed by a board of directors consisting of seven members; five men and two women. It is led by director Abdurahman Abdulle Osman (Shuke). [1] The center's stated goal is to promote peace-building and national reconstruction following the Somali Civil War and its after-effects. Through dialogue among key national and ...
The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s.
7 November – Eleven Somali Army soldiers were killed in an Al-Shabaab attack near Wayaanta near Kismayo in southern Somalia. [50] 13 November – Three Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an Al-Shabab improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a military vehicle in Mogadishu's Daynile district. [51]
Before the full outbreak of the Somali Civil War, food shortages had started during summer of 1990 in the last year of President Siad Barres rule. [5] At the start of 1991, the formal economy collapsed following several years of decline as the Somali Democratic Republic was toppled by rebel groups. [6]
The impact on human development in Somalia of governmental collapse and ensuing civil war was profound, leading to the breakdown of political institutions, the destruction of social and economic infrastructure and massive internal and external migrations. [20] According to a study by the libertarian think tank the Independent Institute: [5]
In June 2014, the Somali government also launched a National Action Plan against sexual violence in conjunction with local civil society groups. [23] As part of the initiative, the Ministry of Women and Human Rights in December 2014 organized a public awareness campaign in the capital on the importance of human rights and how citizens can ...
On 9 February 2023, Al-Shabaab made a press release rejecting the Somaliland administration's claims of involvement in the Las Anod war and accusing them of apostacy. [90] On 6 March 2023, Puntland President Said Abdulllahi Dani denied Puntland involvement in the war and called for self-determination in the Sool region. [91]
A parliament and cabinet were established for the territory under Yusuf's tenure. During February 2000, the Puntland government prohibited all political activities until June 2001 – the scheduled end of the transition period. Yusuf's government claimed it had made the move to prevent unrest and civil war within the territory. [1]