The authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland have issued orders banning two local correspondents from reporting to the BBC's Somali service, a senior official in the region's commercial capital, Bosaso, told IRIN on Monday.

The incumbent will research and collect information pertaining to human rights matters from a variety of data sources; keep abreast of issues/events and provide up-to-date information; assist in the analysis of information, to include the impact on the countries and thematic mandates on the human rights situation in assigned area.

Will provide technical assistance to the Relief Program Director in the design, funding, implementation, evaluation, and reporting for all relief and rehabilitation programs in the country of assignment, in collaboration with Relief and Rehabilitation specialist staff.

The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare says the measles immunisation and Vitamin A supplementation exercise conducted in the first two weeks of July did not reach the intended target of 2 million children under the age of five.