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• Amnesty International - Somalia
• BBC Somali
• Banadir
• Food Security and Nutritition Analysis Unit - Somalia
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Somalia
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Somalia
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Somalia
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) - Somalia
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC in Somalia
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Somalia
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Somalia
• Midnimo.com
• New York Times - Somalia News
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Somalia
• Qaran News
• Radio Somaliland
• ReliefWeb - Somalia
• SBC International
• Shabelle Media Network
• UNHCR - Somalia
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Somalia
• United States Department of State - Somalia
• World Food Programme (WFP) - Somalia
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Somalia
• afrol News: Somaliland