Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somalia Disaster management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamed Moalim met with officials from the World Bank (WB) led by Mr. Harris Khan; a Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist. The meeting between the two sides discussed the food security and the activation of the National Emergency Operations …

DOHA — In light of the problematic drought conditions in the Republic of Somalia, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in cooperation with Qatar Charity (QC), sent urgent food aid, to drought- affected people in Somalia. The aid contained 2,000 tons of food supplies for the benefit of more than 200,000 …

MOGADISHU —  The World Food Program (WFP) said Monday that the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa is expanding and deepening after five consecutive below-average rains. The UN agency said the upcoming March-May 2023 rains are also forecast to be below-average in the region and “should these rains fail, …

DAVOS — The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia but stressed that “we’re not out of this yet.” WFP Executive Director David Beasley …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 1,500 food packages to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various camps in Daynile and Garasbale on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, from which 10,872 people benefited. The aid is part of the continued assistance provided under the ‘Somalia Hunger Appeal’ campaign launched by Qatar …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank approved $50 million in additional financing through an International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) grant for the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II (SURP-II). This will provide critical resources to scale-up the project’s ongoing support to a total of $70 million for drought-induced internally displaced …

JOHANNESBURG —  Conflicts and military coups continued to haunt the African continent in 2022. But there were some accomplishments by several countries aimed at strengthening democracy on the continent. On Jan 24, military leaders in Burkina Faso ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and replaced him with Lieut. Col. Paul-Henri …

MOGADISHU —  Ahead of the March-May 2023 rainy season, forecasts indicate below-average rainfall is highly likely in many regions of Somalia. This means the victims of drought ravaging most parts of the country will continue suffering from the same predicaments in the first half of next year. Somalia is in …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday warned of a dire humanitarian situation in Somalia with famine fast approaching. The FAO said there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of rural communities, which are amongst those at …

When people newly displaced by drought or conflict arrive in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, they often begin by asking for assistance. “They’ll move around all the neighbours and collect items,” explains local businesswoman Habibo Ali Haji. “They’ll knock on each door and ask ‘do you have anything?’ and use what they …