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, …

OTTAWA (SOHA) – Canada is providing assistance to address the critical needs of the millions of people in Somalia who continue to face hunger, disease, displacement, physical insecurity and loss of livelihoods as a result of the ongoing conflict and natural disasters, especially drought. The Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister …

RIYADH (SOHA) – King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) signed last Thursday a joint executive project to provide primary health care in five regions of Somalia at a total cost of US $ 1,074,108. This project carried out in cooperation with Physicians Across Continents Organization in Somalia, and …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Mohamed Abdi Ware, the regional President of Hirshabelle, has said that nearly 26,000 families in Beledweyne have been displaced by heavy flooding. President Ware said that torrential downpours have forced the banks of the Shabelle river to burst, washing away homes and livelihoods in the process. “The …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – ”Our staff on the ground have seen the elderly, women and children struggling to survive while their flimsy shelters are knee-high full of stagnant water,” NRC Country Director Victor Moses said in a statement. ‘Countless displaced communities are sheltering in flood-prone areas. With limited access to proper toilets …

DADAAB (SOHA) – The children can’t believe their luck: storms and showers have turned their dirt football pitch into a lake. Youngsters scamper and splash through the murky water, chasing one another, leaping and laughing. Any entertainment is welcome in Dadaab, one of the biggest refugee bases in the world. …

The Somalis were aid dependent for 27 years and prospects of emancipation from charity are a distant dream, since the Federal Government of Somalia’s (FGS) focus to country and people’s development is neither an issue nor a priority; as the concentration to development is constantly obscured and upset by political …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Somali Observatory for Humanitarian Action(SoOHA) publishes updates on the current flood effects issued by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of Somalia. Situation Overview The Ethiopian highlands and Juba and Shabelle basins in Somalia continued to receive moderate to heavy rains, according to …

Diaspora groups – migrants, refugees and their descendants – are important development actors in countries affected by protracted conflict and poverty. Their assistance ranges from remittances to disaster relief and development projects, providing a lifeline in crisis and contributing to long-term processes of change. Somali-Swedish engagement is a case in …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over 600 gas cylinders, 300 fuel-efficient cooking stoves, and 20 tons of briquettes to the Federal Government for distribution to IDP communities and communities in Mogadishu, for use in cooking as an alternative to charcoal. The donation of equipment …