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National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
Organization's acronym:	NUSOJ
Address:	KM5, Bula Hubey Banadir Region Mogadishu Somalia
Phone:	+252615889931
Email:	nusoj@nusoj.org
Web site:	www.nusoj.org
Organization type:	Trade union
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Biodiversity Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Environment Extreme poverty Governance Human Rights Information Intellectual Property Justice Labour Least Developed Countries Media Peace and Security Social Development Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Policy advice Research Violence against women Women and armed conflict Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Biotechnology Capacity-building Climate change Education Gender equality Human settlements Information for decision-making and participation Institutional arrangements International law Partnerships Poverty Sustainable development for Africa Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Somalia
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The Mission of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is to strive to defend and promote media freedom, journalism safety, freedom of expression, labour rights, and to raise the standards of journalism and ethics of the media industry so as to ensure a sustainable, independent, impartial, plural and diverse media that informs and empowers Somali society. The Vision of NUSOJ is: Somalia is a country that has independent, sustainable, representative and democratic national journalists’ union which is operating in a media friendly environment environment that is free of impediments to accessing and disseminating information, journalists are safe to do their work.
Year established (YYYY):	2005
Year of registration (YYYY):	2014
Organizational structure:	NUSOJ was founded and is governed by member journalists. General Assembly (GA) is the supreme body of NUSOJ which meets once in every 3 years and has 66 Delegates-from all six regional branches. The General Assembly elects members of the Supreme Council and Executive Committee for a mandate of 3 years. The Supreme Council meets two times a year and consists of Presidium of President and 3 Deputy Presidents, 6 heads of Regional Branches and 9 Executive Committee Members. Supreme Council is responsible for the general policies between General Assemblies. Executive Committee, which consists of Secretary General and 8 Secretaries, is in charge for the day to day administration of the union.
Number and type of members:	NUSOJ represents over 600 of Somalia’s nearly 1000 journalists, who established or joined the union in order to uphold and defend their interests, needs and rights cooperatively and deal with employers, authorities and other sectors in the society collectively. Member journalists work across the whole industry as reporters, editors and sub-editors and photographers. Members work in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, and in the new media (news websites). NUSOJ is a fervent champion for media freedom, the rights of journalists, workers’ rights and for social justice in Somalia.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants Grants from Governments

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:

Workers and trade unions
Non-governmental organization