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Perennial clan clashes in Somalia have taken an enormous toll on the whole of Somali society, claiming an unknown number of lives and robbing families of livelihoods.  Women and children have borne the brunt of the violent conflict with the loss of their husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. In one area …

GENEVA (SOHA) – The SOHA Network which specialized in observing and following up the Somali humanitarian scene, publishes a statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2018, here is the text of the statement: Today, World Refugee Day, is a time for solidarity …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia and the UN have appealed for $80 million to provide emergency relief to thousands  affected by the recent floods in the country warning little was coming through from the $1.5 billion appeal for 2018. The appeal which came following a joint meeting in Mogadishu is expected to …

ADDIS ABABA (SOHA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday its only received 15 percent of the 335.8 million U.S. dollars it needs to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, UNHCR said the funds are needed to …

JEDDAH (SOHA) – The OIC General Secretariat calls upon the Member States and their humanitarian organisations to urgently extend immediate assistance to Somalia, which is currently facing devastating floods in the southern parts of the country affected by the heavy rains on the Ethiopian highlands. Based on the information received …

GENEVA (SOHA) – The SOHA Network which specialized in observing and following up the Somali humanitarian scene, publishes a joint statement by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, and the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Francesco Roca, …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At the opening of a two-day, UN-supported summit on charcoal in Mogadishu, the Federal Government of Somalia has called for international, African and Middle Eastern cooperation in halting the illegal export of charcoal from the country. The export of charcoal from Somalia has been banned both by …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed and condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Mariam Abdullahi Mohamed, a dedicated frontline worker in the WHO Somalia team, who was shot in Mogadishu on 1 May 2018. All WHO staff and the wider humanitarian community in Somalia …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – On a visit to assess the impact of flooding in Somalia’s central state of HirShabelle, the country’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today appealed to the international community and Somali diaspora communities to support efforts to help those affected by the floods, which include more than 150,000 people …

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 …