MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday that Somalia is hosting 39,286 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of May. The UNHCR said in its latest update released in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, that 66 percent of the refugees and asylum seekers are women …

The rapid Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report prepared and released today by the Government, in collaboration with the United Nations, the World Bank, and the European Union, reveals that the 2023 Deyr floods caused US$176 million in losses and damages across sixteen districts. The floods resulted in 188 fatalities …

MOGADISHU –– Abdia Adan returns to Garasbaley Health Centre, in the heart of Kahda district, Banadir Region, for her 8-month-old son’s final follow-up at the facility. This visit proves different from her previous encounters as young Mohamed Hussein is now healthier. Abdia visited the health centre with Mohamed in November …

In recent decades, Somalia has faced a multitude of difficult challenges, from economic hardships and political instability to widespread insecurity and natural disasters, leading to vital resources depletion. These adversities have fuelled local conflicts over power and resource distribution, spreading seeds of animosity among rival groups and further obstructing the …

MOGADISHU — Relative peace has been restored in central Somalia’s Galmudug State after inter-clan skirmishes over the weekend that claimed more than 60 lives, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Abshir Abdi Shikhow, Galmudug’s minister of information, linked the fighting between militias from the two rival clans to a dispute over grazing …

MOGADISHU —  The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Salah Ahmed Jama and the Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation H.E Ali Yusuf Ali Hosh attended the Rapid Post Disaster Needs Assessment Conference organized by the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA). The Rapid Post …

MOGADISHU — A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents and medical officials said on Monday. Somalia’s federal government is not only struggling to contain violence unleashed by the Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, but …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the United Nations (UN), and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) have pledged to promote sustainable environmental conservation to combat climate change in Somalia. This commitment was made by AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Sivuyile Thandikhaya Bam, UN Deputy …

KISMAYO — The Jubaland government has confirmed that three humanitarian workers from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) were injured in a boat incident in the Ras Kamboni area on Thursday. The injured individuals were staff members of the WFP and FAO who were on …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the UN agencies wrapped up a three-day meeting on Wednesday in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, committing to building resilient livelihoods and transforming agrifood systems. The joint meeting of the Somali government, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Food …