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<div class="thumbnail"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/09/11/somalia-mogadishu-university-wins-somali-ihl-competition-secures-spot-in-all-africa-finals/" tabindex="-1" ><img src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/09/IMG_3631-1-590x300.jpg" alt="Mogadishu University Wins Somali IHL Competition" /></a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/09/11/somalia-mogadishu-university-wins-somali-ihl-competition-secures-spot-in-all-africa-finals/" ><h1>Mogadishu University Wins Somali IHL Competition</h1></a> </header> <section class=""> <p>It’s about igniting a passion for IHL among Somalia’s future lawyers …,” Samer Jarjouhi, Head of ICRC Programs and Prevention in Somalia. </p> </section> <footer> <a class="btn-dark" href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/09/11/somalia-mogadishu-university-wins-somali-ihl-competition-secures-spot-in-all-africa-finals/" ><i class="fa fa-external-link"></i>Read more</a> </footer> 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At the age of 23, Muktar lost both his legs to a car explosion ... </section> </div> </a> </article><article class="post-short one-side"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/11/12/decade-of-resilience-farmers-reap-rewards-of-date-tree-initiative/" title="Decade of Resilience: Farmers Reap Rewards of Date Tree Initiative"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url('https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/11/IMG_6204-Edited-285x200.jpg');"> <div class="cursor"></div> <img alt="Decade of Resilience: Farmers Reap Rewards of Date Tree Initiative" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/11/IMG_6204-Edited-285x200.jpg" class="picture" /> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <h1>Decade of Resilience: Farmers Reap Rewards of Date Tree Initiative</h1> <p class="metas"> <time datetime="2024-11-12" pubdate>12/11/2024</time>, Articles </p> </header> <section> In the harsh and unforgiving landscape of Somalia, where droughts, locusts and erratic weather patterns threaten livelihoods, one crop has withstood the test ... </section> </div> </a> </article><article class="post-short one-side"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/10/30/somalia-icrc-commemorates-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-geneva-conventions/" title="Somalia: ICRC Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url('https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/10/IMG_8627-285x200.jpg');"> <div class="cursor"></div> <img alt="Somalia: ICRC Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/10/IMG_8627-285x200.jpg" class="picture" /> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <h1>Somalia: ICRC Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions</h1> <p class="metas"> <time datetime="2024-10-30" pubdate>30/10/2024</time>, Articles </p> </header> <section> Mogadishu (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) marked the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions in Mogadishu, reaffirming ... </section> </div> </a> </article><article class="post-short one-side"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/10/30/a-shared-legacy-the-icrc-in-somalia-through-the-years/" title="A Shared Legacy: The ICRC in Somalia Through the Years"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url('https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/10/V-P-SO-N-00100-20-285x200.jpg');"> <div class="cursor"></div> <img alt="A Shared Legacy: The ICRC in Somalia Through the Years" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/10/V-P-SO-N-00100-20-285x200.jpg" class="picture" /> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <h1>A Shared Legacy: The ICRC in Somalia Through the Years</h1> <p class="metas"> <time datetime="2024-10-30" pubdate>30/10/2024</time>, Articles </p> </header> <section> This year, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, we reflect on the shared legacy of the ICRC and Somalia—a ... </section> </div> </a> </article><article class="post-short one-side"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/09/24/emergency-support-humanitarian-assistance-delivered-to-conflict-and-flood-affected-families-in-marka/" title="Emergency Support: Humanitarian Assistance Delivered to Conflict and Flood-Affected Families in Marka"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url('https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/09/096A1019-285x200.jpg');"> <div class="cursor"></div> <img alt="Emergency Support: Humanitarian Assistance Delivered to Conflict and Flood-Affected Families in Marka" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/09/096A1019-285x200.jpg" class="picture" /> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <h1>Emergency Support: Humanitarian Assistance Delivered to Conflict and Flood-Affected Families in Marka</h1> <p class="metas"> <time datetime="2024-09-24" pubdate>24/09/2024</time>, Articles </p> </header> <section> 2,500 families living in displacement camps in Osman Quille, Janaale, Bufoow Bacaad, and Gendawe, in Marka District, received 110 tons of essential aid, ... </section> </div> </a> </article><article class="post-short one-side"> <a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/somalia/2024/09/11/mogadishu-university-triumphs-at-the-first-ever-in-person-somali-ihl-competition/" title="Mogadishu University Triumphs at the First-Ever In-Person Somali IHL Competition"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url('https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/09/IMG_3643-285x200.jpg');"> <div class="cursor"></div> <img alt="Mogadishu University Triumphs at the First-Ever In-Person Somali IHL Competition" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/99/2024/09/IMG_3643-285x200.jpg" class="picture" /> </div> <div class="post-content"> <header> <h1>Mogadishu University Triumphs at the First-Ever In-Person Somali IHL Competition</h1> <p class="metas"> <time datetime="2024-09-11" 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