KISMAYO — More than 30 children have died of malnutrition in the past 48 hours at Kismayo Hospital in the Lower Juba region. According to the administration of the children’s hospital, they were brought from the drought-stricken areas districts of Lower Juba region. Feisal Adan Ibrahim, head of the malnutrition …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’a new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-isolation. Abdikarim Ali Kaar, Mohamud’s spokesperson, said the president had returned to Somalia on Friday from a trip to the United Arab Emirates. The official Somali president’s Twitter account shows …

MOGADISHU — Families affected by drought in rural Somalia are being forced to make impossible choices, including traveling long distances to access health services and food on empty stomachs or staying home and suffering in silence. Somalia has had four failed rainy seasons, pushing the country into a drought and …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday it’s seeking 993.3 million U.S. dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and respond to the drought in Somalia by December. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the impact of the drought and …

NEW YORK — That’s the alarming message on Thursday from UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, which issued the alert for 15 countries in crisis where the situation is worsening. The UN agency warning comes as world leaders prepare to gather for the G7 summit of leading industrialized economies in Germany, in …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank (WB) said Thursday it has approved 143 million U.S. dollars in International Development Assistance (IDA) financing to help vulnerable Somalis tackle severe drought and food insecurity conditions. World Bank Country Manager for Somalia Kristina Svensson said the funds will support the country’s drought response through …

MOGADISHU — To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, 30 survivors of sexual violence completed business skills training to improve their lives under a UN-supported initiative. The survivors underwent three months of training in tailoring and clothes dyeing and received starter kits with clothing …

MOGADISHU — The Acting Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Balal Mohamed Osman, received the credentials of the new representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Federal Republic of Somalia, Niyi Ojuolape in Mogadishu on Monday. During the reception, several issues were …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to prevent famine in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, warned that acute malnutrition is about to increase unless the response plan is scaled up in a major way. “The humanitarian …

MOGADISHU – The Acting Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Osman, received on Sunday in his office at the Ministry the credentials of the new representative of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the Federal Republic of Somalia, …