Food Security Cluster

The Swedish-based NGO Right Livelihood on Thursday named Adan, Elman, and Kamugisha winners of the 2022 Right Livelihood Award for their courage in promoting human rights and peace. Adan and Elman are specifically awarded for promoting peace, demilitarization and human rights in Somalia in the face of terrorism and gender-based …

NAIROBI — The UK government has urged the Kenyan Government to open its land border with Kenya to ease response to drought mitigation. The UK ambassador to Kenya Jane Marriot was in Mandera  on a mission to assess the impact of drought situation said the UK will continue to give …

MOGADISHU — The Banadir Regional Administration (BRA) has kicked off distribution of relief food targeting some households at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Mogadishu’s Kahda District. The IDPs have arrived from Shabelle region and parts of Central Somalia following the severe drought that has caused havoc in many parts …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is facing a “very alarming” situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock many people depend upon, a top UN official said on Tuesday. The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of famine for the second …

NEW YORK — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emergency assistance to cope with the drought in his country. During the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the two parties discussed the …

NEW YORK — A situational report by the UN Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that at least 36 million people in the Horn of Africa will be affected by drought by this October, and the number could rise to 80 million by end of the year if …

NEW YORK — Qatar has pledged $12mn in humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa, noting that millions of people in this region are facing the threat of starvation and enormous challenges caused by the deteriorating conditions due to drought, food insecurity and malnutrition. This came in a speech delivered …

ADDIS ABABA — Ukraine on Thursday announced it will contribute 50,000 tons of wheat for humanitarian aid being provided to Ethiopia and Somalia by the World Food Program. Food security in both Horn of Africa nations has greatly been compromised by drought and raging conflicts. “Ukraine’s role as one of the …

NEW YORK —  First lady Emine Erdoğan was among the recipients of the “Outstanding Humanitarian Award” in the United States. Erdoğan received the award in a ceremony on Sunday in New York from a leading Muslim coalition for her humanitarian efforts. The U.S. Council for Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition …

Concern’s team in Somalia has warned that international donors must urgently provide funding to enable humanitarian organizations to scale up their response to prevent the current drought from deteriorating into a famine with the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. “The waiting game must stop now,” Concern’s regional director …