MOGADISHU — The World Food Program (WFP) has said it requires 364 million U.S. dollars in net funding across all activities to scale up humanitarian assistance in Somalia between December 2023 and May 2024. The WFP said in its latest report released on Tuesday night that out of the figure, …

MOGADISHU — The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has successfully concluded a medical convoy offering general surgery and urology services at the De Martini Government Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.This initiative, a collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Health, was funded with a total of 416,302 QAR. Spanning 17 days, the project …

JAMAME — Jubaland troops have rescued families, mostly women and children, who were stranded for two days due to flooding in Jamame me district. Federal MPs, Jubaland Ministers, politicians, senior advisors, and other officials have traveled to the northern areas of the Lower Juba region, especially the areas under Jamame …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) has started a cataract surgery project for over 500 people in Somalia who otherwise could not afford it. Announcing the project on Monday at the National Eye Hospital in the capital Mogadishu, Taner Kurt, deputy head of the Turkish Red Crescent Somalia delegation, …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Livestock, Forestry, and Range of the Federal Government of Somalia officially launched a project in Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa. This project was jointly launched by the Deputy Prime Minister of the country Salah Ahmed Jama and the …

GENEVA — About 4 billion people are at risk of becoming infected with the dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Diana Rojas Alvarez, the team lead on arboviruses – epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention department at the WHO’s emergencies program, told a UN briefing in …

MOGADISHU — The Chinese government through the its Ambassador to Somalia on Tuesday donated money to Somali government to alleviate the impacts of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country. Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao handed over the 1 million dollars to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Chairman …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank said it would provide 100 million U.S. dollars in additional financing to help more than 200,000 Somali households benefit from cash transfers to help them cope with flooding and food insecurity. The World Bank-funded Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP) will …

MOGADISHU — The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Salah Ahmed Jama, participated in a conference presenting the government’s plan for poverty alleviation and the reduction of inequality in various sectors. The conference discussed ways to reduce poverty and inequality, emphasizing the initiatives of the Central Government …

DADAAB — News from the North Eastern region of Kenya reports that a vehicle carrying civilians near the Dadaab refugee camp was hit by an explosion, suspected to be a landmine, targeting civilians returning from Dadaab to their homes. Confirmed reports indicate that the explosion resulted in the tragic death …