Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — China has announced emergency food aid to help Somalia deal with drought amid worsening drought in the Horn of the African nation. Speaking to the media on Thursday in Mogadishu, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Xue Bing said China is going to provide emergency food aid to Somalia and other countries affected …

MOGADISHU — Around 45 tons of food baskets have arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu to tackle the drought in Somalia. The aid has been sent from Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar Charity, in cooperation with the Amiri Air Force. The delivery of aid was attended by …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia faces a severe humanitarian crisis that has been aggravated by climate change, the UN envoy to the country told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. “Somalia has had chronic humanitarian challenges. They are currently being aggravated further by the impact of climate change in a very fragile …

MOGADISHU — Severely malnourished children shelter in the the Iftin Camp for internally displaced people outside of the town of Baradere in the Jubaland state of Somalia after fleeing from drought. Somalia and the Horn of Africa face the driest conditions in more than 40 years, decimating crops and livestock. …

MOGADISHU — Five people have died of hunger and thirst in El Waaq town in Gedo region on Wednesday according to local officials. El Waaq Mayor Ibrahim Guled Adan who spoke to the media, said the situation is getting out of hand by the day and called for immediate assistance …

MOGADISHU — Somali government has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support, saying 6.9 million people have been affected by the severe drought which is ravaging several parts of the country. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Monday evening urged donors …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations reported that the ongoing war in Ukraine has affected the emergency response to the current severe drought in Somalia, which has forced around 671,000 people to flee their homes. The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, addressed local reporters in Nairobi, confirming that …

KISMAYO — Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) troops operating in Somalia under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) last week donated food stuff, medical supplies and distributed freshwater to residents of Tabda in Somalia. The donation was aimed at cushioning the residents from the ongoing food scarcity occasioned by the …

NAIROBI — The United Nations warned Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia’s devastating drought, which has been “overshadowed” by other humanitarian crises including the war in Ukraine. The troubled Horn of Africa nation is being ravaged by drought, which has affected 4.5 million people …

HARGEISA — The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland, and Chairman of the National Drought Relief Committee, Mr. Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) traveled to the country’s eastern regions, on a working visit. The Vice President handed over cash and food aid to the eastern regional administrations as part of …