NEW YORK — Conflict zones and the novel coronavirus pose threats to the health and well-being of women and children as a decade of progress could be lost, according to a UN report Friday. Since the launch of the Every Woman Every Child movement in 2010 by former UN Secretary-General …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency said Thursday nearly 60,000 people were displaced in Somalia due to floods, conflict, and drought ravaging parts of the country in August. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 43,000 people were displaced by floods mostly in the …

MOGADISHU — As part of continuous efforts to provide life-saving supplies to the most vulnerable Somalis, at the request of WHO, the European Union (EU) delegation to Somalia commissioned 2 special flights on 17 and 21 September to airlift emergency medical kits and supplies to Hirshabelle State. These supplies will …

MOGADISHU — Turkey’s state-run aid agency on Wednesday announced that it donated an X-ray machine to the Galgaduud State Hospital located in central Somalia which serves more than 500,000 people. In a statement, the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) said the machine was delivered to Galgadud State Hospital, which is …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday called for increased funding to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to millions of Somalis in need. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that slowing down programs due to funding constraints could reverse recent humanitarian and socio-economic gains in …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are urging parents and caregivers in south and central parts of Somalia to ensure all children aged under five are vaccinated against polio during a special house-to-house immunization campaign, which began yesterday and runs until 23 September. …

MOGADISHU — A small girl is being treated at a hospital in Mogadishu after she was brutally raped in Kaaraan district on Saturday evening. According to the family, she was rushed to the hospital and a medical examination revealed that she was raped. The five-year-old was allegedly raped by a …

MOGADISHU — Fifteen-year-old Nasra Aidarus is happy to be back in class after a four-month school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic that hit Somalia. The seventh-grader at Daynile Primary and Secondary School was just settling into her new school when classes were canceled in March to limit the coronavirus …

MOGADISHU — The UN migration agency said on Friday a new Migration Response Centre (MRC) to cater to the needs of vulnerable migrants returning to Somalia is due to open its doors in Mogadishu. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it has handed over the facility to the Banadir …

MOGADISHU — Several gunmen killed at least five Quran teachers and wounded several other people during readings from the holy book in southern Somalia, officials said. The attack this morning in the town of Rage Ele in the Middle Shabelle region, killing innocent civilians and religion teachers, was “unacceptable,” said …