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BAIDOA — Three consecutive dry seasons has left an estimated 3.8 million people in Somalia at risk of severe food insecurity through January, UNICEF said Thursday. And that figures will increase to 4.6 million by May. “Severe water shortages and rising food prices have left Somalia as the Horn of Africa’s …

MOGADISHU — The number of people displaced by the ongoing drought and famine in Somalia is increasing every day with new arrivals in the main cities seeking humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian agencies say the situation could escalate if expected seasonal rains do not begin in the next few weeks. The disaster …

WASHINGTON — Drought conditions in Somalia are worsening despite rains in parts of the country, a top United Nations humanitarian official said. Ian Ridley, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia, says the recent rains are not enough, and the drought situation is deteriorating …

MOGADISHU —  At least six people — mostly children — have died due to a devastating drought in central Somalia, authorities said on Tuesday. The victims died due to hunger, starvation, and thirst as the drought that hit the region of Mudug continues to worsen. Ahmed Mohamed Shire, the deputy …

More than 3.5 million people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region are facing the threat of food and water shortages due to continuously worsening drought. The number of people facing the crisis may rise to 4.6 million, nearly one-third of the country’s population, by May next year. “Somalia is experiencing its third …

BAIDOA — Somali National Army(SNA) has supplied drinking water to Internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected families by the drought. According to SNA official Asal Adan, the army provided water to the IDP camp in the outskirts of Baidoa. “Water trucking is not enough. Today we were passing here and noticed …

MOGADISHU — UNICEF on Friday called for urgent action to address Somalia’s critical water needs due to the worsening drought in the Horn of African country. Some 2.6 million people are facing water shortages due to severe drought conditions in Somalia, according to a UNICEF statement. “Water scarcity and drought conditions …

GURIEL – More than 300,000 people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region have been affected by a severe drought that has gripped most of the country and forced the federal government last month to declare a state of emergency. “There is not enough food, not enough water,” says Deeko Adan Warsame, the chair …

MOGADISHU — The Government of Finland has today announced a grant of 7.65 million Euros in support of strengthening educational services for Somali children. The grant will be administered through UNICEF Somalia’s education programme. Speaking during the launch of this partnership in Mogadishu today, Federal Minister of Education Culture and …

MOGADISHU — Police in Mogadishu Tuesday morning recovered the bodies of two children who had gone missing front their home Monday night. According to the police, the bodies of the two children aged five and seven were recovered at Weydo area in the outskirts of Mogadishu. The boy, aged seven …