Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — The United States, through USAID, is providing nearly $29 million in additional assistance to build resilience and improve food security for Somalia’s most vulnerable people. In Somalia, an estimated 6.9 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2024 due to the combined impacts of severe weather events, insecurity, disease …

DAR ES SALAAM — Four youth and four women innovators from the East African Community (EAC) member states have won a total of 120,000 euros (about 126,000 U.S. dollars) to scale up their innovative solutions to the region’s economic challenges. In a statement issued by its headquarters in Tanzania’s northern …

NAIROBI — The number of food-insecure people in the Horn of Africa(HoA) stood at 64.8 million as of November, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc. The report said the figure …

BARDHERE — The Somali National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has successfully distributed relief supplies to more than 700 families in the Baardheere district of the Gedo region. These families, selected from various neighborhoods in the district and its surrounding areas, include the most vulnerable among the community: the poor, displaced, …

MOGADISHU — The World Food Program (WFP) has suspended all humanitarian operations in Somalia’s SSC-Khaatumo region, citing escalating insecurity and repeated looting of critical food aid. The decision follows the theft of 95 metric tons of supplies in Buhodle district within three days, leaving over 51,900 people without assistance. The …

MOGADISHU — Somalia faces an escalating crisis where climate change and conflict fuel a vicious cycle of environmental degradation and social upheaval. A recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) highlights regenerative agriculture as a key strategy to restore fragile ecosystems, mitigate conflicts, and build resilience. Erratic rainfall, …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA),  Mohamoud Moallim Abdulle on Tuesday inaugurated a crucial two-day consultation meeting in the Somali capital, focused on refining the nation’s approach to shock responsive social protection. The meeting aims at identifying triggers that could lead to emergencies and improving coordination …

NEW YORK — The United Nations has announced the release of $5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). This funding is intended to support Somalia, specifically for early actions to prevent the impending drought in the country, confirmed by Joyce Msuya, the Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator of the …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has dispatched four planes of humanitarian aid to Baidoa, the capital of the Southwest State, in response to escalating concerns over a severe drought expected to hit the region. The aid, which includes food, clean water, and medical supplies, was sent on Tuesday from …

NAIROBI — At least 65 million people are food insecure in the Horn of Africa(HoA), according to a joint report released Tuesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc. This figure marks a slight decline from 66 million …