Food Security Cluster

TORONTO (SOHA) – Excessive protein consumption, a Toronto registered dietitian said, could hinder you from a balanced diet and increase risk for chronic illnesses like kidney disease. You may have been eating goat roti or goat head soup your whole life, but for many, goat is still considered a “new” …

JAMAAME (SOHA) – Close to 200 families displaced by ongoing military operations in Jamaame in Lower Jubba are facing hunger and lack access to basic services. Local officials said 160 families uprooted from their homes are now camping in Kismayo with little humanitarian support. Somali and AMISOM forces launched major …

World hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fueled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, jeopardizing a global goal to end the scourge by 2030. Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million people …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – More than 294 000 acutely malnourished children are among some 1,5 million people facing a serious food security crisis in Somalia. The food insecurity is prevalent among populations who lost most of their animals and who became destitute during the 2016-2017 severe drought, flooding in April and …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Over 1.5 million people are facing food crisis in Somalia, the UN has said calling for urgent humanitarian support. The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU) said in a report Sunday millions of Somalis face food crisis between August and December. “Over 1.5 million people …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Favorable weather conditions experienced during the main (Gu) rainy season combined with a large-scale humanitarian assistance have improved the food security situation in Somalia, the UN said on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the April-June rains started earlier than normal …

JEDDAH (SOHA) –  Close to 30,000 sheep and goats from Somalia were turned back after health authorities in Saudi Arabia detected Rift Valley Fever disease, the Gulf nation has said defending its move to reject the animals barely a month after it lifted the two year ban. A statement from …

GROWE (SOHA) – Reports from the Puntland state say that a dead body of a Somali fisherman was found in the coastal area, as well as five others crew members were reported to be missing. The Puntland Ministry of Fisheries has confirmed that the body of the deceased was found …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Harvests from 550 farms in Salahley, 80 km south of Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa, have been destroyed by pests. The crops were planted in April and May when the Gu seasonal rains resumed in Salahley, after the long period of drought. Mustafe Abdiqadir, an expert working with a …

SOOl (SOHA) – Around 1,800 impoverished internally displaced families living in four camps in Ari-adeye, 32 km north of Lasanod in the northern Somali region of Sool, have not received any food aid in the last six months because of a power struggle among the camp leaders. On four occasions, …