Food Security Cluster

​MOGADISHU– The Somali Ministry of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), convened a consultative meeting to discuss the Country Programming Framework (CPF) for 2026–2030, as reported by the Somali National News Agency (SONNA). The meeting saw broad participation …

MOGADISHU — ​The Somali Ministry of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development convened a high-level coordination meeting on Food Security and Nutrition to address the escalating climatic challenges impacting livelihoods across the country. Chaired by H.E. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah, Minister of Planning, the session included the Ministers of Agriculture, Livestock, …

​KISMAYO — Somalia’s Jubbaland State is witnessing fresh and extensive waves of displacement as prolonged drought forces rural families to abandon their homes in a desperate search for water and basic survival. Mustaqbal Media confirmed that the latest displacement waves are concentrated in the Gedo, Lower Juba, and Middle Juba …

​DHUSAMAREB — The Ministry of Relief of Galmudug State has announced that local communities and livestock in vast areas of the Mudug Region have been severely impacted by the ongoing severe drought sweeping through the country. According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the Ministry confirmed that prolonged rainfall …

​MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the United Nations held a high-level meeting in Mogadishu to coordinate humanitarian efforts and finalize the 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan. The session was co-chaired by Mr. Mahmoud Moallim Abdulle, Chairman of the agency, and Mr. George Conway, the UN Deputy Special …

​MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held a high-level humanitarian meeting in Mogadishu to address the country’s worsening drought and food insecurity crisis. According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the Chairman of the agency Mr. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle emphasized during the opening session the necessity of …

​KISMAYO — A high-level humanitarian delegation, led by Mohamud Moalim Abdulle, Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), and George Conway, UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, has launched a field mission to Jubbaland state to assess the escalating drought crisis. The mission included visits to the administrative …

​MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation, Ali Yusuf Hosh, met with the newly appointed Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Somalia to discuss enhancing cooperation on displacement, refugee protection, and civil registration systems. According to reports by Mustaqbal Media (MM), the …

​MOGADISHU — The Somali Upper House has raised a grave alarm over the rapid and unprecedented deterioration of the humanitarian situation caused by a severe drought sweeping across vast areas of the country. Officials warned that the crisis is threatening the livelihoods of millions and pushing the nation toward a …

​MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has categorically denied reports of humanitarian aid looting in the capital, Mogadishu, affirming that all relief shipments belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) remain securely under the program’s direct management and custody. ​In an official statement, the Somali government clarified that the …