MOGADISHU — Somalia faces widespread malnutrition and death as a result of a worsening drought crisis if international funding is not increased, a UN briefing on the crisis has heard. Held virtually on Wednesday, the meeting included Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, as well as …
Read More »NGOs call for urgent action to avert famine in Somalia
MOGADISHU — More than 60 aid agencies on Monday called on donors to help avert famine in Somalia where 7.8 million people are affected by the severe drought which is ravaging parts of the country. The agencies under the Somalia NGO Consortium, a network of relief agencies operating in Somalia, …
Read More »WB: Poverty has increased in Somalia amid terror attacks
MOGADISHU — Poverty among the poor in Somalia has increased as terror attacks are threatening the government and limiting its capacity to implement effective development policies, the World Bank (WB) said. In a statement, the bank said that the consumption of households exposed to terrorist incidents decreased by 33%, mainly on …
Read More »UN: $1billion is needed to avert famine in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief predicted Tuesday that at least $1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year when two more dry seasons are expected to compound the historic drought that has hit the Horn of Africa …
Read More »China calls on international community to help Somalia
UNITED NATIONS — China on Wednesday called for more assistance and a quicker humanitarian response from the international community to help prevent Somalia from humanitarian disaster. Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), made the remarks during a UN Security Council meeting discussing the Somalia issue, …
Read More »UN envoy: Somalia is facing a humanitarian catastrophe
NEW YORK — The UN’s top envoy in Somalia, James Swan, briefed the Security Council for the first time since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected President of Somalia. In his five-minute address to the world body, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said a humanitarian crisis was unfolding in Somalia. …
Read More »FAO seeks $270 M in urgent assistance for 1.8 M Somalis amid crisis
MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Tuesday it needs 270 million U.S. dollars in urgent funding for humanitarian aid to 1.8 million Somalis across 52 districts. The FAO, which called for immediate and scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe, said …
Read More »UN humanitarian chief warns of looming famine in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Parts of Somalia will be hit by famine between October and December as a drought worsens and global food prices surge, the United Nations said on Monday. The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years and experts say the region is on track for …
Read More »Hiiraan: At least 20 killed in terrorist attack on aid convoy
MOGADISHU — Terrorist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles that were transporting food relief in the central Hiiraan region of Somalia on Saturday morning. Four trucks carrying goods and three passenger minibuses were set on fire near the remote town of Mahas. “Passengers were killed, wounded …
Read More »Climate, conflicts raise stakes in hungry world
Food concerns deepen as 345m face acute shortages in UN famine warning Millions of people struggling for food every day are seeing their hopes dimmed by soaring grain prices and tight supplies amid the impact of climate change and Western sanctions on Russia. Wheat prices are likely to change unevenly …
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