MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity has donated various aid items to assist vulnerable families in Somalia. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Saturday received the aid shipment consisting of 250 tents which is intended to provide much-needed shelter for the vulnerable and to prepare for potential emergencies. SoDMA Deputy Chairman Dr. …
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MOGADISHU — The World Food Program (WFP) has suspended all humanitarian operations in Somalia’s SSC-Khaatumo region, citing escalating insecurity and repeated looting of critical food aid. The decision follows the theft of 95 metric tons of supplies in Buhodle district within three days, leaving over 51,900 people without assistance. The …
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RIYADH — The Saudi aid agency KSrelief signed a cooperation agreement with a civil society organization to implement the third phase of the Back to School project in Yemen. The initiative will be executed in the Al-Mukha district of Taiz governorate, Thamud district in Hadramout governorate, and the governorates of …
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RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and the International Medical Corps signed here on Monday a $1-million cooperation agreement to provide Garowe General Hospital in Somalia with dialysis machines and improve the hospital’s dialysis center. This move will benefit 3,666 individuals. The agreement was signed by …
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By Farah Bashir Recurrent and protracted displacement has been a major problem in Somalia. An estimated millions of Somalis are internally displaced due to climate-induced disasters and conflict. Mogadishu, Baidoa, and Kismayo have the highest IDP populations and returnee concentrations. These locations are key destinations due to their relative peace …
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MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in collaboration with the South West State Education Ministry, has launched the Accelerated Basic Education initiative in Baidoa. The five-year programme aims to provide educational opportunities to over 60,000 children and youth unable to access schooling, focusing on girls. The initiative …
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MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia on Monday called on authorities to ramp up investment in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. James Swan, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, also called for the adoption of legislation to criminalize gender-based violence in compliance …
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MOGADISHU — The State Minister for Culture and Higher Education, Nura Mustaf Mukhtar, the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, and Somali National University Rector, Prof. Hassan Osman Ga’al, launched the Somalia-China Friendship Scholarship programme. The ceremony, held at the university’s KM4 campus, was attended by government officials, university representatives, …
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MOGADISHU — Twenty-two people were killed after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, an official said Saturday. Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Abdullahi Warfa told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the boats were carrying 70 passengers — all Somali nationals. …
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MOGADISHU — Somalia’s first-ever Digital Health Conference has opened in Mogadishu to advance the use of technology in the country’s health system. The event was inaugurated by the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Abdusalam Abdi Ali, and will run for two days. Key officials, including Acting Health Minister Dr. Maryama Mohamed Hussein …
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