MOGADISHU —  One in four Somalis, or 4.3 million people, face hunger and need urgent assistance due to hostile weather events and other conflicts, the UN and other humanitarian groups operating in the Horn of Africa country said on Monday. In a statement, the aid groups, including World Food Programme, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) reaffirms the Somali government’s commitment to investigate the findings of a recent internal United Nations’ report on incidences of possible aid diversion. The UN and the Federal Government of Somalia have established a joint taskforce that will develop a collective strategy to …

MOGADISHU — Somalia may have been pummelled by drought for five straight seasons, but officials in Mogadishu say the people here won’t give up yet. And Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, the Federal Minister for Environment and Climate Change said this week the three-year dry weather, sometimes punctuated with sudden floods, has …

UNITED NATIONS — A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for the lifting of illegal unilateral sanctions so as to improve international humanitarian work. It is worth noting that illegal unilateral sanctions severely affect the ability of the public sector of the countries concerned to provide basic services such as education …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and Italy on Wednesday launched a new fund to help enhance peace and stability as part of efforts to foster unity and collaboration. Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said the fund, Towards Peace and Stability in Somalia (TPSS), is an initiative that aims to enhance the …

MOGADISHU —  At least eight people, including security personnel, were wounded in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, an official said. The attack targeted a security checkpoint in the neighborhood of Deyniile in Mogadishu. “A car full of explosives targeted our security forces checkpoint today. …

ISTANBUL — A recent UN agency analysis published on Tuesday warned that every 1% cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people to the brink of starvation, emphasizing the importance of scaling up life-saving assistance. The UN World Food Program (WFP) “is being forced to drastically cut rations …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday signed a data-sharing agreement to improve humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The agreement will enable the two UN agencies to deliver assistance more effectively and transparently to the people who need …

MOGADISHU — The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed concern about increased deaths and serious injuries to children involved in landmine explosions which have claimed at least 30 lives since June in Somalia. Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, acting UNICEF representative in Somalia, said several children have been victims in three separate …

GALKAYO — A gunman, dressed in a security uniform, killed a young and prominent doctor inside his health center in Galkayo town, located in the Mudug region on Saturday evening. A video recorded by a CCTV camera attached to the center showed that an armed man, accompanied by two unarmed …