Food Security Cluster

BAIDOA — Three consecutive dry seasons has left an estimated 3.8 million people in Somalia at risk of severe food insecurity through January, UNICEF said Thursday. And that figures will increase to 4.6 million by May. “Severe water shortages and rising food prices have left Somalia as the Horn of Africa’s …

MOGADISHU — The number of people displaced by the ongoing drought and famine in Somalia is increasing every day with new arrivals in the main cities seeking humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian agencies say the situation could escalate if expected seasonal rains do not begin in the next few weeks. The disaster …

WASHINGTON — Drought conditions in Somalia are worsening despite rains in parts of the country, a top United Nations humanitarian official said. Ian Ridley, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia, says the recent rains are not enough, and the drought situation is deteriorating …

MOGADISHU —  At least six people — mostly children — have died due to a devastating drought in central Somalia, authorities said on Tuesday. The victims died due to hunger, starvation, and thirst as the drought that hit the region of Mudug continues to worsen. Ahmed Mohamed Shire, the deputy …

More than 3.5 million people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region are facing the threat of food and water shortages due to continuously worsening drought. The number of people facing the crisis may rise to 4.6 million, nearly one-third of the country’s population, by May next year. “Somalia is experiencing its third …

GURIEL – More than 300,000 people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region have been affected by a severe drought that has gripped most of the country and forced the federal government last month to declare a state of emergency. “There is not enough food, not enough water,” says Deeko Adan Warsame, the chair …

MOGADISHU —  A Turkish NGO said Monday that it has provided food assistance to 1,000 families in Somalia as a deadly drought continues in the Horn of African country. The first food aid was provided by the Aziz (Saint) Mahmud Hudayi Foundation in the capital Mogadishu and the city of …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has appealed for additional funding to help avert the impact of the worsening drought in Somalia. According to the latest drought update released on Thursday, The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said the UN Central Emergency Response Fund has …

STOCKHOLM/ROME  —  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking $1.5 billion in 2022 to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the world’s most food-insecure people, as acute hunger accelerates its march across the globe. The announcement was made as part of the United …

MOGADISHU — Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods. The ongoing drought, the invasion of …