OSLOW (SOHA) – Norway will provide a further NOK 30 million to alleviate the situation in Somalia. The funds will be channelled through the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, which is administered by the UN, and through Save the Children Norway and Norwegian Church Aid. ‘Over the last year, Somalia has been …

What does it take to become an American? In 2015, This American Life told the story of a Somali refugee who was finally issued a visa to come and live in the United States. “This big smile was on my face. I’ve never had such a big smile,” Abdi Nor …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said on Friday more than 1.25 million children are expected to be acutely malnourished this year because of flooding in Somalia. Chief UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here at UN Headquarters during a regular briefing that flooding since April is being …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – The first ever TEDx event in a refugee camp will be held at the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya on Saturday June 9. Kakuma is home to over 186 000 refugees from 14 countries and at the TEDx event former and current refugees will come together …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) distributed food baskets to 500 families affected by the Cyclone Sagar, which hit the coasts of northern Somalia. The food aid was provided immediately after the disaster occurred. The charity is also preparing to distribute more food baskets soon. Director of the QC office …

DOHA (SOHA) – A joint campaign to support Somalia will be launched in Qatar on Sunday by four Qatari humanitarian organisations, namely Qatar Red Crescent Society, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Education Above All Foundation. The campaign is under the supervision of Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities and supported by Qatar …

MINNEAPOLIS (SOHA) –  Two years ago, Ilhan Omar made headlines when she became the first Somali-American elected to a U.S. state legislature. She was chosen to represent Minneapolis, a city in the upper Midwestern state of Minnesota. Now, she is running for a seat in the U.S. Congress. The opening for …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The UN migration agency said it has begun installation of 10-digit biometric fingerprint readers at Mogadishu’s international airport and its seaport as part of efforts to boost Somalia’s border management. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said strict border control standards are important to prevent cases of …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Abdirisak Adan, 22, lost all his school books in the floods that struck Beledweyne in southern Somalia, leaving him and his seven-member family displaced. He is one of the 1,000 or more students in Beledweyne who missed the planned government-administered Unified National Examinations due to be held …

More than 35,000 needy people have benefited from Ramadan projects worth over QR1m which are being implemented by Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (HBJ Foundation) in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Humanitarian Funds (INSANIA)  in five African countries. The beneficiary countries are Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Zimbabwe …