Somali President Receives A Warm Welcome In Kenya

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Monday, to attend the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).

President Farmajo and his delegation received a warm welcomed on arrival at JKIA and is expected to present the country’s progress on the empowerment of girls and women.

ICPD will deliberate on reproductive health and human rights among other issues.

The forum will also seek actionable commitments to address gender-based violence and harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the International Conference on Population and Development, which took place in Cairo in 1994.

During the conference, leaders articulated a bold vision regarding the relationships between population, development and individual well-being.

Its program of action, adopted by 179 governments, recognized that reproductive health, as well as women’s empowerment and gender equality, are the pathway to sustainable development.