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BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Thousands of Somali families have been left homeless following continued flooding in parts of Beledweyne, the regional capital of Somalia’s Hiran region over the past days. Hiran deputy governor for Social affairs, Sheikh Hussein Osman told Radio Shabelle that the 5,000 people fled from different suburbs of …

MOGADISHU(SOHA) — At least five people, including two children, have died following severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in Somalia. The presence of Al-Shabaab groub has hindered delivery of aid to affected communities across the conflict-prone East African country. The children have been confirmed dead in Cadaado city …

Rainfall started earlier than normal across most of Somalia, between late February and early March. Average to above-average rainfall continued in to early April, which marks the typical start of the Gu season. During the first ten days of April, 25-100 millimeters (mm) were received in southern and northwestern regions. Between April …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The devastating 2017 drought was felt throughout Somalia, and UNICEF scaled up its operations to mitigate the worst effects. As both the Gu (April/May) and the Deyr (November/December) rains failed, we saw animals die, crops fail and a huge exodus of people from their homes to makeshift …

Life-threatening child malnutrition rates continue to rise to alarming levels in drought affected Somalia, a new study from Save the Children reveals. The survey results found “very critical” levels of severe malnutrition in two of six districts assessed in some of the worst affected parts of Somalia, which could spell …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged robust investments in Somalia’s fragile health care infrastructure as a means to accelerate the country’s reconstruction after two and a half decades of civil strife. Senior officials said at a forum in Nairobi that affordable health care will help …

MOGADISHU ( SOHA) – The African Development Bank has launched the Say No to Famine – Short-Term Regional Emergency Response Project, STRERP, for Somalia. As a response to food security, the Bank has supported the people of Somalia, mobilizing approximately $34 million, from both the Transition Support Facility of the …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Government of Japan is providing generous funding to UNICEF to support children with proper sanitation facilities in schools, keep them in education and provide abused women and children with support services, UNICEF said today. The US$3million grant will, over the course of the next year, help some …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Khayria Abdiwahab Yahye, 17, is a refugee from Yemen. She came to Somaliland nearly two years ago amidst the civil war back home. “I came by boat,” she says. “I was going to school in another town away from my family. When the fighting grew worse, I ran …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) has started the distribution of dry food to more than 6,000 families affected by drought in Baidoa city of Somalia. Thousands of Somali families have been displaced from affected remote areas to nearby villages and towns, due to the drought, which has frequently occurred …