BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) distributed urgently today 1000 food baskets to the people affected from floods in Beledweyne Town, in central Hiraan Region of Republic of Somalia. The 74 tons will benefit 36,000 individuals in need. The aid comes within the framework of …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Every student in a primary school in Somaliland will be able to access free textbooks thanks to a government initiative to promote universal education and higher standards in schools. Somaliland authorities have been trying to improve the quality of public schools, which are outperformed by private schools. …

SANA’A (SOHA) – The outbreak of civil war in Yemen in 2015 turned the tide for the roughly 250,000 Somalis who had fled Somalis conflict in the 1990s and made Yemen their second home. The Somali embassy in the Yemeni capital Sana’a has been working with the UN refugee Agency …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Government of Somalia and the United Nations have launched five projects supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund at an event this week in Mogadishu, which will be implemented by UN agencies in partnership with the Government and civil society organisations. The five projects launched will address …

DHUSAMAREB (SOHA) – More than one million animals have been vaccinated ina mass livestock immunisation campaign that concluded last week in Somalia’s central Galgadud region. The vaccinations started in villages on the outskirts of Dhusamareb, Adado, Abudwak, Guri’el, and El-Bur towns, amid an outbreak of sheep measles (Cysticercusovis) and sheep …

Many African states do not take a human-rights approach toward refugee management within their borders and often maintain an encampment system for refugees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recorded a total of 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide in 2017, the highest number in decades. This figure …

BURGABO (SOHA) – Thousands of people in Burgabo town in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region are facing extreme water shortage due to prevailing drought and poor rains. The coastal town, which lies 7o km south of Kismayo, has received little rain during the last Deyr season, leaving dams that serve the …

JOWHAR (SOHA) – Over 4,500 families displaced by ongoing fighting between Al-Shabaab and local militias in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region are facing food and water shortages in Adalle district. Regional officials say that the families have been arriving in villages on the outskirts of Adalle town for the last …

GURIEL (SOHA) – Somali pastoralists in drought-hit central Somalia are resorting to leaves and tree bark as fodder to keep their animals alive, as the skies still show no sign of rain. Seventy-year-old Elmi Ali Dahir, who lives in a remote area some 30km southeast of Guriel town in Galgadud …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The United Nations will next week launch a peace building fund (PBF) worth 30 million U.S. dollars to help support the country’s peace building efforts. The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) said on Thursday a joint launch of the new PBF portfolio will be held to …