MOGADISHU  — Somalia and the United Nations have launched a multi-donor trust fund to strengthen partnerships between the government, the UN and international partners in support of the country’s development priorities and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Somalia Joint Fund, formerly known as Somalia Multi-Partner Trust Fund …

MIRQAAN, Ethiopia — Hinda Mahdi and her children flinch as the bus door slams shut behind them. They are the last family to board for the ride to Mirqaan, a new settlement in Ethiopia’s Somali region, allocated to house Somali refugees fleeing violence back home. The slamming door momentarily takes …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Somalia on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further enhance their cooperation and effectiveness to improve Somalia’s water security. The MoU will strengthen their efforts for joint advocacy and …

BELWDWEYNE — The Shabelle River flooded several villages in Beledweyne, the administrative town of Somalia’s central region, on Tuesday. The floods affected Koshin, Howlwadaag, and Bundaweyn villages after the river broke its banks, carrying a lot of water for the past few days. These same villages were also affected by …

MOGADISHU — The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Salah Jama, today launched the Development Coordination Forum, which brings together Somalia’s government and development partners. The Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Planning, Finance, and Economic Development, discussed a new partnership that will unite the Somali government …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has so far evacuated more than 1,500 nationals from conflict-torn Sudan. State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Omar said some 700 people have been transported to Mogadishu, the capital, and Garowe and Hargeisa. “We will continue to assist the remaining. Thanks to our diplomats in Sudan, South …

Climate change made both the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa (HoA) and the record April temperatures in the Western Mediterranean at least 100 times more likely, according to two new scientific reports. The studies add to the growing weight of evidence about the huge socio-economic impact of heat-trapping …

MOGADISHU — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urgently appealed for funding to assist migrants facing life-threatening risks in Somalia. Funding to assist migrants in the country has fallen drastically over the years, while the needs of the migrant population continue to increase due to climatic shocks, conflicts, and …

NAIROBI — The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Wednesday that it has appealed for $759 million to provide life-saving support to 16.6 million people, including 12.2 million children, in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in 2023. Of that, $137.5 million is needed for Kenya. An additional $690 million is required …

NAIROBI/NEW YORK — UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell travelled to eastern Kenya yesterday to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to hit the region in 40 years. After five poor or failed rainy seasons in the last three years in the Horn of Africa, many …