BAIDOA — A Turkish aid agency conducted two phases of humanitarian relief activities in Somalia’s city of Baidoa on Thursday. The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation distributed meat to 300 families in need of assistance and over 1,600 individuals received food assistance, according to the relief foundation’s country representative. “We have …

KISMAYO — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over newly constructed classrooms, sanitation facilities, learning materials and sports equipment to boost education and sports in Jubaland State. The facilities were constructed under AMISOM’s Quick Impacts Projects, and as an extension of the mission’s Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) mandate …

MOGADISHU —  Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year. The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and analyze and disseminate new information on climate change …

BAIDOA — Three consecutive dry seasons has left an estimated 3.8 million people in Somalia at risk of severe food insecurity through January, UNICEF said Thursday. And that figures will increase to 4.6 million by May. “Severe water shortages and rising food prices have left Somalia as the Horn of Africa’s …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent(TRC) on Monday delivered at least 4,253 food packages donated by the Turkish government to drought-stricken families in southern Somalia. The food was distributed by the Turkish Red Crescent and sent by Turkey’s Interior Ministry and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The aid was “distributed to families …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian action office on Monday announced that it launched a 2022 humanitarian response plan for Somalia, seeking $1.5 billion to assist 5.5 million people in need. The figure includes 3.2 million women and girls, 3.5 million children, 8,000 people with disabilities, and 2,000 elderly, according a …

MOGADISHU — The number of people displaced by the ongoing drought and famine in Somalia is increasing every day with new arrivals in the main cities seeking humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian agencies say the situation could escalate if expected seasonal rains do not begin in the next few weeks. The disaster …

WASHINGTON — Drought conditions in Somalia are worsening despite rains in parts of the country, a top United Nations humanitarian official said. Ian Ridley, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia, says the recent rains are not enough, and the drought situation is deteriorating …

MOGADISHU —  At least six people — mostly children — have died due to a devastating drought in central Somalia, authorities said on Tuesday. The victims died due to hunger, starvation, and thirst as the drought that hit the region of Mudug continues to worsen. Ahmed Mohamed Shire, the deputy …

More than 3.5 million people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region are facing the threat of food and water shortages due to continuously worsening drought. The number of people facing the crisis may rise to 4.6 million, nearly one-third of the country’s population, by May next year. “Somalia is experiencing its third …