NEW YORK — A situational report by the UN Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that at least 36 million people in the Horn of Africa will be affected by drought by this October, and the number could rise to 80 million by end of the year if …

NEW YORK — Qatar has pledged $12mn in humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa, noting that millions of people in this region are facing the threat of starvation and enormous challenges caused by the deteriorating conditions due to drought, food insecurity and malnutrition. This came in a speech delivered …

ADDIS ABABA — Ukraine on Thursday announced it will contribute 50,000 tons of wheat for humanitarian aid being provided to Ethiopia and Somalia by the World Food Program. Food security in both Horn of Africa nations has greatly been compromised by drought and raging conflicts. “Ukraine’s role as one of the …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday it’s on high alert following an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda. The ministry said in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation and other relevant agencies it has initiated prevention and response measures to stop the disease from spreading into …

NEW YORK —  First lady Emine Erdoğan was among the recipients of the “Outstanding Humanitarian Award” in the United States. Erdoğan received the award in a ceremony on Sunday in New York from a leading Muslim coalition for her humanitarian efforts. The U.S. Council for Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition …

Concern’s team in Somalia has warned that international donors must urgently provide funding to enable humanitarian organizations to scale up their response to prevent the current drought from deteriorating into a famine with the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. “The waiting game must stop now,” Concern’s regional director …

UNITED NATIONS — The drought situation in Somalia is very critical and some 1 million people, including children, women, and elderly people, are displaced by the drought, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, Somali president’s special envoy for drought relief, has said. “They don’t have food. They don’t have water. They don’t have …

MOGADISHU — This week, after two years of devastating drought and soaring food prices, the UN warned that without action, famine will hit Somalia within the next few weeks. With half a million children at risk of dying, we urge the UK’s new Prime Minister not to stand by and …

A humanitarian catastrophe is imminent in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. That’s the joint assessment of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), following months of food security assessments. The number of people in dire need …

 In November 2016, when Abdullahi Ali Farah landed in the Somali port city of Kismayo after 22 years of living as a refugee in northeastern Kenya, he was afraid and hopeful at the same time. “I was excited about the freedom and prospect of finally returning to my motherland but …