Nutrition Cluster

​MOGADISHU — H.E. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), chaired a high-level meeting today, Monday, to discuss the repercussions of the current drought crisis and its impacts on public health, with a focus on establishing national mechanisms to combat malnutrition. This meeting is part of …

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, …

​BAIDOA — The official website of UNICEF has highlighted the intensive field efforts by healthcare workers at Baidoa District Hospital to combat acute malnutrition among children, supported by funding from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). ​The official website of UNICEF reported that nutrition teams, including specialist Fadumo …

MOGADISHU — A severe shortage of specialized therapeutic food for severely malnourished children is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands in Somalia and other parts of Africa, a recent report from the aid group Save the Children, and reported by Reuters, has warned. The organization states that critical aid …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, received a high-level delegation from Save the Children International, led by Mr. Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, Country Director of the organization in Somalia. During the meeting, the SoDMA Chairman emphasized the importance of aligning international humanitarian …

MOGADISHU — Ms. Sandra Lattouf, the newly appointed UNICEF Representative in Somalia, officially presented her credentials today to H.E. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, during a ceremony held in Mogadishu. The event marks the formal commencement of Ms. …

KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have signed two memoranda of understanding to provide emergency humanitarian aid to conflict-affected populations in Sudan and Somalia. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday, the …

MOGADISHU — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday warned of a surge in severe malnutrition among children across Somalia, with health facilities it supports seeing record admissions since the devastating drought in 2023. The charity said nutritional clinics that once played the key role in preventing …

MOGADISHU —  At least 55,000 children in Somalia will lose access to lifesaving nutrition services by June as international aid cuts force Save the Children to shut down more than a quarter of its health and nutrition facilities across the country. The child-focused aid agency, the largest non-governmental provider of …

DHUSAMAREB — In the heart of Somalia Galmudug region, a critical initiative is bringing hope to vulnerable families facing the daily threat of malnutrition. The Ministry of Health in Galmudug, in partnership with UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP), is delivering lifesaving nutrition services through the Joint Resilience Programme …