Food Security Cluster

NEW YORK CITY/MOGADISGU —  The UN is seeking $2.6 billion to help 8 million people in Somalia as the country once again finds itself on the brink of widespread famine, as a result of overlapping crises including prolonged drought, conflict, insecurity, high food and water costs, and mass displacement. Though …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian partners in Somalia and its government on Wednesday sought $2.6 billion to assist millions of people in the drought-hit Horn of Africa country. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) estimated that 8.25 million people — nearly half of Somalia’s population need …

 HARGEISA — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Wednesday opened a new center that will monitor locust and other pests in northern Somalia. The first Pest Control Center, based in Hargeisa, a key town in Somaliland, will act as a desert locust early warning and …

MOGADISHU — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Saturday distributed 1,500 food baskets in Somalia, benefiting 9,000 people. This comes as part of KSrelief’s project to support food security for the neediest, displaced, and drought-affected groups in Somalia. Source: SPA    Origin: View original

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 …