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MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) of the Federal Government of Somalia, conducted a two-day training in Mogadishu for the national committee in charge of coordinating the women’s, peace and security program led by the ministry. The training was attended by the Director Generals of …

HARGEISA — The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland, and Chairman of the National Drought Relief Committee, Mr. Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) traveled to the country’s eastern regions, on a working visit. The Vice President handed over cash and food aid to the eastern regional administrations as part of …

HARGEISA — Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) has expressed concern over the living conditions of more than one million people affected by severe drought. Seylici, chairman of the Somaliland Drought Committee, meanwhile, defended the committee’s work on drought relief. The vice president of Somaliland talked about the the …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has launched an early allocation of 25 million U.S. dollars from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities hard-hit by the drought emergency in priority locations. Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said on Thursday the …

KISMAYO — Reports from Kismayo town under Jubaland administration, confirm that Sheikh Abdinasir Haji Ahmed died in a car explosion today. A released press statement state that the explosion that killed a prominent Somali cleric, took place at Somalia Star intersection in Kismayo. The bomb was deliberately attached to the bottom …

HARGEISA — The United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation. He highlighted the need for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in the area. During the two-day visit, Mr. Abdelmoula toured the drought-affected area of …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations top relief official in Somalia on Monday called for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in Somalia’s northern region of Somaliland. Adam Abdelmoula, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia who visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation, noted an increase in the number of …

BELEDWEYNE  —  At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in the central Somalia town of Beletweyne. Sources said that a suicide bomber who was at the restaurant blew up at about 1 pm local time when most people were …

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a €20 million contribution from Germany to save lives and livelihoods of the most severely drought-affected farmers and herders in the Horn of Africa. It is a vital contribution which comes at a critical time in the response …

MOGADISHU — Besides causing loss of human lives, severe drought in Somalia has affected over half a million livestock population and has led to large-scale displacements in the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Adan Mohumed Farah, country adviser for the UK-based humanitarian group Save the Children, said the situation was …