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DADAAB (SOHA) – The children can’t believe their luck: storms and showers have turned their dirt football pitch into a lake. Youngsters scamper and splash through the murky water, chasing one another, leaping and laughing. Any entertainment is welcome in Dadaab, one of the biggest refugee bases in the world. …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Somali Observatory for Humanitarian Action(SoOHA) publishes updates on the current flood effects issued by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of Somalia. Situation Overview The Ethiopian highlands and Juba and Shabelle basins in Somalia continued to receive moderate to heavy rains, according to …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Qatar charity has warned of the risk of famine and worsening living conditions in Somalia, as a severe drought in the country has left millions of Somalis without food security, according to local and international reports. Also, the poor infrastructure and services are playing a major role …

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 …