Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — Baidoa has become one of the main centres for internally displaced persons from the South-West region and local partners say at least a 100 persons arrive every day at the more than 400 IDP camps. All humanitarian agencies, including UNICEF and other UN organizations are working with a …

MOGADISHU — UAE relief efforts continue to provide support to the Somali people by meeting the needs of more than 2.5 million residents affected by drought. A UAE aid ship carrying over 1,000 tonnes of food and relief items arrived at the port of the capital, Mogadishu, last month in …

DOHA — Qatar Charity (QC) received a QR1mn cheque as a donation from Doha Bank in support of the ‘Pakistan Relief’ and ‘Somalia Hunger Appeal’ campaigns aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to the flood victims of Pakistan and those affected by drought in Somalia. The contribution is part of Doha …

KYIV  — A fifth vessel chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), NEW ISLAND, has arrived at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk and will deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia, Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said on Sunday. Ukraine has already shipped wheat to Ethiopia, Yemen and Afghanistan under the …

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 …