MOGADISHU — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it is ready to support Somalia in tackling floods ahead of a rare “super El Nino” in the country. “IOM Somalia is currently deploying teams in the field and is getting ready to provide emergency assistance across the country and start …

MOGADISHU — Somali youth have launched a campaign against the littering of plastic waste on the beaches of the capital, Mogadishu, infusing vitality into marine ecosystems that support livelihoods. This initiative for environmental protection began at Mogadishu’s Liido beach in the Abdiaziz district two years ago. It started with only …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the United Nations (UN) agencies joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day of the Girl Child on Wednesday by pledging to continue promoting the rights of Somali girls. Abdihakim Jimale Aden, Somali deputy minister in the Ministry of Women and Human Rights …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations (UN) has allocated 15 million U.S. dollars to help mitigate the effects of the much anticipated El Nino rains in Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. The flood response funds target high-risk areas in Hirshabelle and Jubaland states, which …

MOGADISHU  — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday vowed to scale up efforts to help Somalia offer quality mental health care and services across the country. In a statement marking World Mental Health Day, which fell on Tuesday, the WHO noted it would step up the training of health …

MOGADISHU — Flash floods caused by heavy rains on Wednesday have displaced 107,000 people in the Baidoa district in southwestern Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said several houses were reportedly inundated, including makeshift shelters hosting over …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has affirmed that the federal government has prepared a response plan to the anticipated El Niño, which is likely to bring heavy rainfall during the rainy season between October and December in Somalia. During his visit to the Somali Disaster Management …

MOGADISHU — The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday that it has approved a 13.29-million-U.S. dollar grant to help Somalia improve domestic revenue mobilization and public expenditure management. The lender said the grant comprises 9.31 million dollars from the resources of the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said on Friday that it requires 11.8 million U.S. dollars to ramp up mitigation measures, including mapping out flood-prone areas, ahead of a rare “super El Nino” in Somalia. Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO’s representative to Somalia, said funds will …

MOGADISHU — El Nino is likely to displace 651,000 children 5-17 years of age, of whom 225,000 are in school in the affected districts, according to projections from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The UNICEF said the impact of the floods on the education sector will include the displacement …