Food Security Cluster

GENEVA — The World Food Program is warning it may be forced to cut food rations in June for more than a million vulnerable Somalis because it does not have enough money to maintain the operation. This would deal a heavy blow to vulnerable people in Somalia who are just …

MOGADISHU — More than 2.5 million people in Somalia are in need of humanitarian assistance due to natural disasters, conflict, and the coronavirus pandemic, a top official said on Sunday. “Water shortages, locust swarms, floods, COVID-19, and terrorism are all major challenges for Somalia,” Khadija Diriye, the humanitarian affairs and …

BURA HACHE  — Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have supplied clean potable water and foodstuffs to the residents of Bura Hache and Gherille in Gedo region of Somalia, benefiting over 400 households. The area is currently experiencing acute shortage of clean water and the …

MOGADISHU — Three children have been confirmed dead out of starvation and several others in a dire situation in Gedo region in the last 48 hours as hunger bites in the region. Goobjoog News correspondent in the region reports that two brothers died in Hows Quran area in El Waq …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency Thursday warned that an estimated 1.6 million people across Somalia are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and are in need of support. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the drivers of acute food insecurity include …

MOGADISHU —  The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened food scarcity in Somalia to the point that many families are only eating once a day, a UN agency said on Wednesday. “By August, nearly 850,000 children under 5 are expected to be acutely malnourished,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …

MOGADISHU — The government of Somalia and the United Nations are seeking more than a billion dollars to address a climate-related crisis in the Horn of African nation as locusts continue to cause devastation in most regions of the country. As CGTN’s Abdulaziz Billow reports, swarms of desert locusts have …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s federal authorities and the United Nations (UN) are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to avert an acute food insecurity situation that could threaten millions of people. The call was made during the launch of the post-Deyr (October – December) seasonal Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia …

MOGADISHU — Somalia announced a state of emergency Wednesday over a new generation of desert locust swarms that has rocked the East African region. The “Agriculture Ministry of the Federal Republic of Somalia declares state of emergency over locust invasion in Somalia, particularly southern regions,” state-run broadcaster Somali National Television (SNTV) …

MOGADISHU — The head of Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) on Tuesday said his organization provides food to about 3,000 Somalis on a daily basis, thanks to the benefactors who believe in the just cause. According to a statement, Kerem Kinik recently visited the East African country, which has close ties …