MOGADISHU — The United Nations relief agency on Monday called for efforts to mobilize more resources in response to an escalating drought crisis in several areas of Somalia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that the spread of prolonged, extreme dry conditions is worsening an …

WASHINGTON — In a significant policy shift, the United States has suspended all humanitarian aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including a $125.5 million commitment to Somalia, as of Monday. President Donald Trump’s administration has closed USAID’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., resulting in the layoffs of approximately 10,000 …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Friday that Somalia is hosting 41,765 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of December 2024. The UN refugee agency said in its latest report on displacement that 64 percent of the refugees and asylum seekers are women and children. …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Government of Somalia, General Bashiir Mohamed Jamaa, held an important meeting on Wednesday with Al-Khidir Daloum, the Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia. The discussions focused on bolstering cooperation to strengthen climate …

NAIROBI — The number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Horn of Africa rose to 20.75 million at the end of 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday in a report released in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The United Nations migration agency said that the figure increased …

MOGADISHU — When Ahmed Moalim Hirsi joined the battle against polio in 1998, Somalia was in crisis. The country faced widespread conflict, droughts, and a fractured health system. But for Ahmed, the mission was simple: protect Somali children from a disease that had long paralyzed communities with fear. Now, at …

MOGADISHU — On Sunday, the Chairman of the National Commission for Refugees and Internal Displacement (NCRI), Ahmed Elmi, met with the Chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Somalia, Manuel Marques Pereira, and Deputy Chief, Murima Prestage. The high-level meeting centered on strategies to enhance cooperation between NCRIsom and …

KISMAYO — Jubbaland’s First Vice President (VP), Mahmoud Sayid Adan, met with an international delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and IGAD in the Dolow district of the Gedo region on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid, community development, and the movement of cross-border communities. The meeting, attended by …

HARGEISA — The Somaliland government has revoked the operating license of a major livestock inspection facility in Berbera after accusing its Arab owner of entering into an unauthorized agreement with the Somali federal government, a move seen as a threat to the region’s vital livestock export industry. The facility, operated …

NAIROBI — About 67.4 million people in the Horn of Africa (HoA) are food insecure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said in a joint report released Friday. This is a rise from 64.8 million …