DOHA (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) announced today the details of its donation campaign in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help Somali refugees integrate with the receiving communities. The campaign was launched in the presence of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassim Al-Thani, …
Read More »Somali President visits flood-hit Beledweyne
BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo travelled to Beledweyne on Monday to examine the damage done by days of torrential rain. Farmajo was welcomed to Beledweyne by Hirshabelle regional President Mohamed Abdi Ware. While in Beledweyne, President Farmajo met with Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, the Ugas, or Sultan, of …
Read More »Refugee child dies of cholera caused by floods in Dadaab
DADAAB (SOHA) – Seven-year-old Ali Salaat Ali died of cholera on 25 April in Hagardera in the Dadaab refugee camp complex, as heavy rains and flooding in this part of north-eastern Kenya have caused the onset of outbreaks of disease. Abdi Ali Osman, Ali’s uncle and guardian, told Radio Ergo …
Read More »Eng. Yarisow appeals for urgent assistance to flood victims
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Governor of Benadir & the mayor of Mogadishu, Hon. Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) who chaired urgent meeting to discuss the impact of flooding in Beledweyne has announced formation of special committee to spearhead the assistance of those affected. Engineer Yarisow said his Benadir regional administration …
Read More »AMISOM joins efforts to help flood victims in Beledweyne
BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – The peacekeepers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have joined the efforts to assist victims of massive flooding in the country. The Djibouti and Ethiopian peacekeepers and the Somali National Army (SNA) were helping in delivering food and relocating hundreds of people to safer …
Read More »Feature: IDPs in Mog. on receiving end as floods wreak havoc
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The internally displaced persons in Somalia are once again staring at a humanitarian crisis as torrential rains accompanied by floods wreak havoc in their makeshift dwelling place. Both the government and relief agencies have sounded alarm over a looming crisis as flooding intensified in the strife-torn Horn …
Read More »Somali PM calls for int. support as floods displace thousands
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support to help avert a humanitarian crisis as floods uproot hundreds of thousands. Khaire said the situation was fast escalating as aid agencies warned that close to half a million people had been …
Read More »Waare says 150,000 people fled from floods in Beledweyne
BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – The humanitarian situation of people affected by heavy rain and river floods in Beledweyne town is detoriating day after day while the number of displaced people increased according to Hirshabelle State President, Mohamed Abdi Waare. ” The floods displaced over 150,000 people and the number is creasing …
Read More »Somali PM forms national committee for relief of flood victims
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali PM Hassan Ali Khaire has appointed yesterday a new committee to respond to the flood crisis in parts of the country. The 22-member of National Disaster Response committee is tasked to asses the humanitarian catastrophe following floods splashed by Jubba and Shabelle rivers. The UNOCHA said hundreds …
Read More »Somalia hosts int. conference on illegal charcoal trade
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia will next month host a two-day international conference aimed at stopping illegal charcoal trade in the Horn of Africa nation, organizers said Saturday. The May 7-8 conference, which will bring together Somali environment experts and international donor partners, will discuss ways of stopping the illegal trade, …
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