Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU —  At least six people have died in the past week due to an ongoing devastating drought in Somalia’s southwestern Gedo region, officials and community activists said Monday. Ibrahim Abdinur, a local administrator in the town of Luuq, one of the hardest-hit areas, confirmed the death toll to Anadolu …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government on Saturday provided one million U.S. dollars in emergency assistance to help citizens who have been affected by the worsening drought. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble who chaired a meeting of the drought taskforce committee in Mogadishu directed the committee to channel the resources to the …

ROME/DOHA — Efforts to help vulnerable rural communities in Somalia achieve food security and build up resilience towards climate change have received a boost thanks to a new partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), the state’s public …

MOGADISHU — A global humanitarian organization on Wednesday called for urgent help for Somali people as nearly a quarter of the Horn of Africa nation is “struggling to feed itself due to an ongoing drought.” “Hundreds of water sources have dried up, and countless animals and crops have died as …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s prime minister declared a state of emergency on Tuesday over the deadly drought in the Horn of Africa nation. Mohamed Hussein Roble made the declaration following an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in the capital Mogadishu on the situation, said a statement issued by Roble’s office. A short video …

KISMAYO —  At least five people have died of starvation after losing their livestock to drought in the Gedo region of Jubbaland state. According to Luuq District Commissioner Ali Kadiye Ahmed, two of the dead were children. The governor added that hundreds of displaced families and people from other areas …

MOGADISHU — Several people have reportedly died of hunger and thirst-related complications in the Gedo region of Somalia as the ongoing drought takes its toll. As many as three people have died of starvation and thirst in the region, especially in the Luuq area, according to Ali Kadiye Ahmed, the …

MOGADISHU — UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has allocated US$8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund for early action in response to drought in Somalia. Somalia is experiencing severe drought conditions after two consecutive failed rainy seasons, especially affecting the southwest of the country. The current rainy season was …

MOGADISHU — Food insecurity in Somalia is likely to increase significantly through May 2022. Many households will experience widening food intake gaps and erosion of their coping ability, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported in a report. Citing Somalia 2021 Post Gu Seasonal Food Security and …

MOGADISHU — The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia said Tuesday that widespread drought has devastated communities in the southern state of Jubaland, especially in Kismayo and Afmadow. Communities in the area lost 80% of livestock due to widespread drought and extreme weather conditions, according to …