Somalia 's profile

The Government of Somalia established the Ministry of Women & Human Rights Development in 2014 to serve as the national machinery concerned with the empowerment and advancement of Somali women.

Find more information related to Somalia’s status and ranking on gender equality by visiting the below indices.

Somalia Directory

National Gender Machinery

Ministry of Women & Human Rights Development

Type of Institution

Ministry

Year of Establishment

2014

Decision Type

Presidential decree

Link

https://mwhrd.gov.so/en/

Gender Justice & the Law report - Somalia

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Gender Justice Portal

Ranking

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GGGI

WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index

WPSI

Women Peace and Security Index

WBLI

Women Business and the Law Index

Events

Reporting sessions dates

Explore upcoming events on treaty body committee sessions in the Arab region

Country	Treaty	Document Type	Session	Start date	End date

Disclaimer: This platform tracks treaty body sessions for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) only.

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