HARGEISA — Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) has expressed concern over the living conditions of more than one million people affected by severe drought. Seylici, chairman of the Somaliland Drought Committee, meanwhile, defended the committee’s work on drought relief. The vice president of Somaliland talked about the the …
Read More »UN provides 25 mln USD for drought response in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has launched an early allocation of 25 million U.S. dollars from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities hard-hit by the drought emergency in priority locations. Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said on Thursday the …
Read More »Abdelmoula highlights the need for support to drought-hit communities in Somaliland
HARGEISA — The United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation. He highlighted the need for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in the area. During the two-day visit, Mr. Abdelmoula toured the drought-affected area of …
Read More »Deputy UN envoy calls for urgent humanitarian support to drought-hit Somalis
MOGADISHU — The United Nations top relief official in Somalia on Monday called for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in Somalia’s northern region of Somaliland. Adam Abdelmoula, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia who visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation, noted an increase in the number of …
Read More »FAO welcomes a €20 million contribution from Germany to avert hunger crisis in HoA
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a €20 million contribution from Germany to save lives and livelihoods of the most severely drought-affected farmers and herders in the Horn of Africa. It is a vital contribution which comes at a critical time in the response …
Read More »Drought causes starvation and livestock deaths in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Besides causing loss of human lives, severe drought in Somalia has affected over half a million livestock population and has led to large-scale displacements in the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Adan Mohumed Farah, country adviser for the UK-based humanitarian group Save the Children, said the situation was …
Read More »Somalia receives third batch of donation from UAE
MOGADISHU — Somalia government has on Monday received a donation of food aid from United Arab Emirates, in Mogadishu as relations between Somalia and the Gulf nation slowly resumes to normalcy after three years of frosty relations following the seizure of $9.6M money that belonged to the UAE by Somali …
Read More »SWS: Woman, two children die of hunger as drought worsens
MOGADISHU — A woman and her two children died of hunger and thirst in South-Western Somalia(SWS), as the local administration on Sunday feared more deaths due to the ongoing drought in the Bakool province. Rabdhure District Commissioner Mohamed Kheyr Salaad told local media that the district is severely affected by …
Read More »Turkish aid agency: Projects in Somalia based on win-win development
MOGADISHU — Turkiye’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has been operating in Somalia since 2011 conducting development and humanitarian projects. TIKA said its concept of developmental projects is based on win-win with the country where it operates and the country it represents. The group said it differs from a Western-style development …
Read More »Somalia, UN launch national livestock support treatment campaign
MOGADISHU — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Somali Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range launched a national livestock treatment campaign Wednesday to respond to the current drought in Somalia. “FAO & @MoLFR_Somalia have launched a national livestock supportive treatment campaign in Mogadishu as part of its …
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