On 18th and 19th April 2026, the Jubaland Non-State Actors Association (JUNSAA) organized the Civil Society Strategic Planning & Human Rights Advocacy Forum in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia, in partnership with UNTMIS and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. The forum brought together civil society leaders, human rights advocates, and community stakeholders to discuss key issues…
Civil society organizations, community leaders, and policy advocates gathered under the banner of JUNSAA to discuss one of the most pressing needs in Jubaland’s development journey — a clear, protective legal and policy framework for civic space. Civic space is the foundation upon which communities organize, speak, and participate in decisions that affect their lives. When it is legally…
Good governance does not begin in parliament — it begins in communities. In Jubaland, civil society organizations and independent media play a vital role in strengthening the relationship between the people and their government. Civil society holds space for community voices. It monitors how public resources are used, advocates for marginalized groups, and supports institutions in delivering services more…
Jubaland’s civil society organizations are raising urgent alarm over the escalating political violence and the flight ban imposed on Kismayo and Doolow — measures that are punishing ordinary civilians for a dispute they did not start. The travel restrictions, enforced following the political standoff between the Jubaland administration and the Federal Government of Somalia, have severed access to critical…
On December 2021 Jubaland Non-state Actors launched the first face of human rights journalism training supported UNSOM human rights deferment in Jubaland Kismayo. The training imitative intends to build a pool of competent journalists to train and prepare as human rights journalists trainers who can report on human rights and to improve public awareness on human rights and to…
On 19th July 2022 Key members of Jubaland Non-state Actors (JUNSAA) and other civil society had a meeting a consultative meeting discussing several issues including the biting drought that has resulted thousand of IDPS after losing their livelihood and how best the Non-State Actors can help advocate for them. Organize meetings, forums and radio talk shows to ask the…
On 31rst August 2022 Jubaland Non-State Actors’ (JUNSAA) a meeting bringing together citizens and political leaders in discussing underlying issues affecting the community for example: Inclusivity, excellent service delivery, rule of law and rights over their elected leaders, among the leaders attended were the minister for interior, reconciliation and federalism and two other law makers from Jubaland parliament.
On 20th September 2022 representatives from Jubaland Non State Actors (JUNSAA) had a with UN special envoy to Somalia and other UN organization in Kismayo discussing the role of the Non-State Actors on social reconciliation, human rights, good governance and policy change. The SRG delegates acknowledged the multiple roles that the non state actors are playing from social reconciliation,…
On 18th and 19th April 2026, the…
Civil society organizations, community leaders, and policy…