Nutrition Cluster

MOGADISHU — The number of children in Somalia receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition surged 300% in the first six months of 2022 as the worst drought in years tightened its grip on the country, Save the Children said today. In June, doctors at a healthcare facility …

MOGADISHU — The European Union Wednesday launched a humanitarian air bridge, airlifting emergency supplies to Somalia’s hard-to-reach areas. The EU said it will be a major logistics operation, with an estimated 50 to 70 flights needed to deliver essential food supplies. “We are organizing a series of flights that will …

NAIROBI — Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in Nairobi to discuss humanitarian, political, and security issues in the region. The humanitarian situation that has made more than 23 million people in …

MOGADISHU —  At least 500 children have died this year of malnutrition as Somalia deals with record-breaking drought, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNICEF Somalia says the death toll is just the “tip of the iceberg” as many deaths go unreported. UNICEF Somalia spokesman Victor Chinyama told VOA the …

KISMAYO — More than 30 children have died of malnutrition in the past 48 hours at Kismayo Hospital in the Lower Juba region. According to the administration of the children’s hospital, they were brought from the drought-stricken areas districts of Lower Juba region. Feisal Adan Ibrahim, head of the malnutrition …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday it’s seeking 993.3 million U.S. dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and respond to the drought in Somalia by December. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the impact of the drought and …

NEW YORK — That’s the alarming message on Thursday from UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, which issued the alert for 15 countries in crisis where the situation is worsening. The UN agency warning comes as world leaders prepare to gather for the G7 summit of leading industrialized economies in Germany, in …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to prevent famine in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, warned that acute malnutrition is about to increase unless the response plan is scaled up in a major way. “The humanitarian …

DOLLOW — After witnessing the sweeping consequences of drought during a joint visit with Somalia’s drought envoy today, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for the Horn of Africa country called for a major scale up in resources to prevent famine. “The humanitarian situation in Somalia continues to deteriorate rapidly,” said …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations agencies Thursday launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia. Through the MRP, the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) …