Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — Two UN agencies on Thursday kicked off the distribution of the more than 1,500 metric tons of life-saving food aid for refugees and asylum seekers in Somalia. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNHCR said the distribution has already begun in Mogadishu, Galkayo, and Bosasso, and is …

JOWHAR — Unidentified Gunmen have shot and killed the regional minister for agriculture of Hirshabelle in Jowhar on Monday evening. Abdulkadir Abuukar Karani was shot dead by unknown gunmen on his way home from the mosque after Isha prayers killing him on the spot. ”Armed men followed him from the …

MOGADISHU — More than 20,000 hectares of land are submerged in water in Jowhar and Bal’ad districts in Middle Shabelle region following river overflows along the Shabelle river basin, FAO has said warning the region should brace for more flooding in the coming week. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said …

BAIDOA — Social Safety Net Program Supports Poor Households with predictable income, it also strengthens Social Contract between the Citizens & Governments. In South West, Baxnaano Supports 26,046 Households, in 3 Districts. 35% have received Fist quarter payment. This high-level meeting was held at the statehouse of south west in …

NAIROBI — Somalia’s livestock industry has been reeling since Saudi Arabia canceled the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, because of COVID-19. Somalia earns the majority of its export earnings from livestock, and it normally sells millions of cattle and goats to Saudi Arabia to feed pilgrims at the hajj. …

ABIDJAN — The African Development Bank today approved grants worth  $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comprised a $10.04 million grant from Pillar 1 of the Bank’s Transition Support Facility and a …

MOGADISHU — An estimated 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 3 million children, due to the combined devastating impact of floods, the locust invasion, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Somalia is one of the most fragile nations in the world, a country that has experienced …

MOGADISHU — Flash floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 37,000 people in Somalia, causing a humanitarian crisis in the regions affected, Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) said on Monday. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) said about 15,400 people have been displaced …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have jointly agreed to deal with challenges related to migration. The commitment was made during a meeting between Somalia’s Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Sadik Warfa, and IOM Chief of Mission for Somalia Richard Danziger during …

HARGEISA — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), in cooperation with the National Displacement and Refugee Agency (NDRA) in Somaliland, distributed 45 tons of food and shelter aid to the displaced people affected by the fire that broke out in the camp of internally displaced persons (IDPs) …