MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Mogadishu administration Tuesday mobilized emergency response units following expected floods in the city which have since displaced hundreds of thousands countrywide. Banaadir Region governor who also doubles as Mogadishu Mayor Omar Mohamud Filish today unveiled fire engines, ambulances, police vehicles and response teams to coordinate emergency response during …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – A reduced-charcoal cooking stove being promoted by the Puntland government is cutting fuel costs for local families and starting to have a positive environmental impact. A total of 4,850 stoves have been distributed by the Puntland government in conjunction with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to families …

Mogadishu, 28 November 2019 – We, at UNFPA Somalia, condemn the horrendous act where an 11-year-old was raped on Tuesday this week as she was seemingly returning home from the marketplace in Wardhiigleey District, Mogadishu, Somalia. It is with great dismay and shock that we continue to see such acts happening …

KISMAYO (SoOHA) – Halima Derow Mohamud fled her home on 23 November when flash floods caused by torrential rains hit her home in Dhobley town in southern Somalia’s Jubbaland state. Her five-room house was awash with water. Halima carried some mattresses and salvaged some food as she and her family …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – 12 fishing vessels with inboard diesel engines were handed over by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Puntland State turned them over to active fishing co-operatives working on the Puntland coast. “The vessels are another contribution …

GENEVA (SoOHA) – Somalia’s ratification of a key convention to protect internally displaced people in Africa is a landmark achievement for the country and the African continent, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today. The African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in …

AFGOYE (SoOHA) – Shebelle River floods in areas under the control of Afgoye District in Lower Shebelle region where flooding has affected farmers in the area, and local authorities arrived in the Lower Shebelle region observed the floods. Ibrahim Adan Ali, the governor of Lower Shebelle region and his entourage …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – The Puntland emergency response committee has started meetings in Garowe, the headquarters of the Nugal region on Tuesday. The successive meeting discussed how to respond to floods affecting thousands of people in the regional state, according to the officials who spoke to Radio Shabelle via phone. The Minister of …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At the start of the annual global 16-day campaign against sexual and gender-based violence, the United Nations in Somalia today highlighted the importance of progress in this area. “Gender-based violence and sexual violence are a means to suppress full political, social, and economic participation of women and …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Federal Government of Somalia and the humanitarian community have launched a Flood Response Plan to seek immediate support for hundreds of thousands of people affected by flooding across the country. The plan calls for US$72.5 million to implement life-saving activities from November 2019 to January 2020. …