Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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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
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Geographic scope: |
National
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Country of activity: |
Somalia
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
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
Grants from Governments
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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