Food Security Cluster

ADDIS ABABA  — Countries in the Horn of Africa are facing severe challenges as extreme weather events and food insecurity persist, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The WHO, in its latest Horn of Africa food insecurity and health situation report issued Monday, warned that Horn of Africa countries …

NAIROBI — The World Food Program (WFP) said on Monday that food insecurity levels across East Africa are likely to remain high through early 2024 despite the decrease observed since the peak of the lean season in 2022. The WFP said in its food security update that protracted and newly …

MOGADISHU — The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Friday that it requires 351 million U.S. dollars in net funding across all activities to scale up humanitarian assistance for the next six months in Somalia. The impacts of decades of armed conflict, irregular rainfall, poverty and internal displacement have driven …

NEW YORK — In a significant diplomatic move, the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hamza Abdi Barre, engaged in crucial discussions with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The meeting, held in a cordial atmosphere, aimed …

MOGADISHU — Somalia banned the trading of humanitarian aid stuff in a black market following the suspension of EU funds through the UN Food Agency [WFP] over theft. The announcement was made in a press release jointly issued by the National Disaster Management Agency, the Ministries of Relief of the Federal …

UNITED NATIONS/NAIROBI/GENEVA — The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found widespread theft and misuse of aid meant to avert famine. The European Commission gave more than $7 million …

MOGADISHU — The global charity Save the Children has called upon the international community to avert the impending acute malnutrition crisis in Somalia. The charity said that, despite initial hopes that rainfall would provide relief, approximately two out of every five children under the age of five in Somalia are …

MOGADISHU —  One in four Somalis, or 4.3 million people, face hunger and need urgent assistance due to hostile weather events and other conflicts, the UN and other humanitarian groups operating in the Horn of Africa country said on Monday. In a statement, the aid groups, including World Food Programme, …

ISTANBUL — A recent UN agency analysis published on Tuesday warned that every 1% cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people to the brink of starvation, emphasizing the importance of scaling up life-saving assistance. The UN World Food Program (WFP) “is being forced to drastically cut rations …

MOGADISHU — In cooperation with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed the ‘Food Parcels for IDP Camps’ project in Somalia. In a statement, QRCS said that the QR 713,441 project saw the distribution of diverse food parcels to 2,084 families, or 14,588 people, in …