Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — On Wednesday, Ministry of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development (MoPIED) of Somalia, through its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Department, launched the Joint Monitoring Report on the World Food Programme (WFP) Somalia’s 2024 school feeding, nutrition, and relief programs. The event, held at MoPIED Headquarters, was presided over by …

BAARDHEERE —  Ethiopian troops deployed under African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) spread kindness and generosity this Ramadan to vulnerable families in Gedo region’s Bardheere city, with donations of food supplies, including sugar, spaghetti, flour, cooking oil, and dates. On the occasion, Battalion Commander Colonel Molla Shumet …

The Danish Refugee Council is deeply alarmed by the food security outlook in Somalia after the failed Deyr rains at the end of 2024 and the forecasted below-average April to June Gu rains, undermining recovery from the historic 2020-2023 drought. Predictive models indicate that up to 4.4 million people – …

DAR ES SALAAM — The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday launched the 12.5-million-U.S.-dollar Sustainable Regional Agricultural Extension (ENSURE) project to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability across the region. The EAC said in a statement on Wednesday that the three-year project, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), is expected …

MOGADISHU — In a significant humanitarian effort, a convoy of nine trucks carrying much-needed aid has successfully arrived in Rage Elle, located in the Middle Shabelle region. The aid, dispatched by the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) from Mogadishu on Thursday, is designed to provide urgent support to communities that …

MOGADISHU — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,200 food baskets in the Banaadir Region of Somalia. The initiative benefited 7,200 individuals as part of the Food Security Support Project in Somalia. The effort is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing humanitarian initiatives, carried out by KSrelief, …

MOGADISHU — Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has dispatched eleven trucks carrying emergency food supplies and medical aid to Nuur-Dugle and Aqab-Duco areas in Hirshabelle State to support residents affected by ongoing counterterrorism operations. Sahra Ali Yusuf, director of SoDMA’s relief department, told local media on Monday that the aid …

GENEVA — One million more people in Somalia could face crisis levels of hunger in coming months due to a forecast drought during the next crop cycle, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday. The number could rise even further because of funding cuts, Jean-Martin Bauer, director of the WFP’s …

MOGADISHU — In a significant humanitarian gesture, Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, the head of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), recently received food aid from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Somalia, Ahmed Juma Al-Rumaithi. The aid is intended to support 600 vulnerable families in Mogadishu, providing much-needed relief to …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia and United Nations agencies on Wednesday appealed for adequate funding, warning that drought, conflict, and high food prices could push 4.4 million people into hunger. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination …