Food Security Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU —  The Somali government Wednesday made an urgent humanitarian appeal to the international community, seeking help to battle a severe drought in most parts of the Horn of Africa country. The call came after the government held a humanitarian conference in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday that was opened …

ROME — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million – up by three million this year – as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen from …

MOGADISHU — Somali Attorney General Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud on Tuesday warned that the Horn of Africa country will no longer tolerate foreign vessels that come to its sea to illegally fish, cautioning that ships would be seized. Mohamud said the government will roll out new measures to combat illegal fishing in …

At least twelve million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are in urgent need of food assistance following a prolonged dry spell and the expected short rain season. That’s according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Early Warning systems experts. This, even as the World Bank warned …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia’s apex bank said the country’s economy is expected to grow steadily despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly affected the third and the fourth quarter of 2020. The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) said on Wednesday the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is …

KISMAYO — Jubbaland State President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) said on Wednesday that drought in his state has been threatening the livelihoods of pastoralists and farmers. Madobe said that the Jubbaland Ministry of Relief and Disaster Management has assessed that it needs international assistance to address the crippling drought immediately. …