UN launches initiative to boost human rights awareness among Somalis


  • World
  • Saturday, 15 Jun 2024

MOGADISHU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN and the National Museum of Somalia on Friday launched a multilingual initiative centered on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to increase understanding of human rights among Somali communities.

The UDHR translated into more languages spoken in Somalia -- Maadoonte, Chimini, Gare, Jiido, Baajuni, Dabaare, and Af Maay -- will enhance efforts to make the principles of human rights better known and understood among communities in Somalia, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

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