Food Security Cluster

ATHENS  — The UN World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that funding cuts have put tens of millions people at risk of starvation. As many as “58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency’s 28 most critical crisis response operations unless new funding is received urgently, “ …

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has enabled people to donate their 2025 Zakat Al-Fitr through the “Sahem” platform, ensuring timely and easy delivery to beneficiaries in Yemen and Somalia. The Zakat Al-Fitr equals 3 kg of rice per person, and amounts to SR15 ($4) per …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is fresh from signing a data-sharing agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to tackle issues such as Social Protection (SP) and poverty reduction among others. This week, Somalia’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Yusuf Mohamed Adan, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Country …

MOGADISHU — In Afgooye, just north of Mogadishu, the sound of flowing water is once again part of daily life. For farmers like 32-year-old Ali Abshir Ahmed, it is a sound that marks survival. The Shiikhaasha Canal, rebuilt under the Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP), now supplies irrigation water to …

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, …