Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — The World Bank (WB) said Thursday it has approved 143 million U.S. dollars in International Development Assistance (IDA) financing to help vulnerable Somalis tackle severe drought and food insecurity conditions. World Bank Country Manager for Somalia Kristina Svensson said the funds will support the country’s drought response through …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to prevent famine in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, warned that acute malnutrition is about to increase unless the response plan is scaled up in a major way. “The humanitarian …

ANKARA — Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said Friday as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed. The day that is annually observed June 17 since 1995, focuses on changing public attitudes toward the leading driver of desertification and …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations agencies Thursday launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia. Through the MRP, the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) provided food aid to families affected by drought in Somalia, benefiting 7,000 people in Baidoa, South West State of Somalia. This comes in conjunction with UN warnings of famine in the country due to the worsening drought. The aid, which included basic food items, aims …

NAIROBI — The World Bank (WB) said it has provided 385 million U.S. dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa (HoA) countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience. The World Bank said in a statement issued on Wednesday evening that the Horn of Africa …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for urgent funding to help avert an “explosion of child deaths” which it said is looming in East Africa (EA) if the world does not act immediately. UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said …

GENEVA — The worst drought in the Horn of Africa in four decades has sparked efforts to prevent famine, with hundreds of people having died of malnutrition already in the region. Previously unreported data shared with the Associated Press show at least 448 deaths this year at malnutrition treatment centers …

MOGADISHU — Oman Charitable Organization (OCO) has begun distributing food aid among people of Mogadishu, Somalia. A statement issued by OCO on Tuesday said, ‘The aid is part of the programmes of the organization for Somalia; 20,000 families will benefit from this consignment of aid. On May 2022, OCO delivered …

MOGADISHU —  A fourth straight failed rainy season has exacerbated the biting drought in Somalia and left the country facing food insecurity, malnutrition and famine, UN agencies warned on Monday. “With no end in sight for the devastating drought affecting the country, the risk of famine looms larger than ever,” …