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MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Friday provided relief aid to 6,000 families in the Waberi District of Banadir region in efforts aimed at supporting those in need. The beneficiaries included elderly and disabled members of the community from various areas of the district. Esteemed individuals …

JOWHAR — On Friday, African Union Transition Mission in Somalia ATMIS Burundi troops stationed at Jowhar Airfield (JAF), Sector 5, distributed clean water to families at Towfik IDP camp. ATMIS Burundi Deputy CIMIC Officer, Maj. Daniel Hahorimana, reiterated the troops’ commitment to protecting and supporting households affected by conflict and …

MOGADISHU — Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Somalia’s parliament Friday to reject a constitutional amendment that aims to lower the age of majority, claiming it would “weaken rights protections for children”. The proposed changes, which will be debated on Saturday, make a distinction between the age of maturity at 15 …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that Somalia is hosting 38,642 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of February. About 67 percent of them are women and children, 30 percent are school-age children (6-17 years), and 26 percent are women and girls of reproductive …

UNITED NATIONS — UN humanitarians said on Wednesday they are concerned about the spread of cholera in nearly half of the 72 Somalia districts amid a severe shortage in oral vaccine doses. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said almost 4,400 cases and 54 deaths were …

MOGADISHU — The upcoming heavier-than-normal Gu (April to June) rains in Somalia are expected to trigger cholera outbreaks in areas where the disease has not been observed for years, the UN humanitarian agency warned Monday. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it has teamed …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Abdikadir Mohamed Nur, met today with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, and the UNICEF Representative, Wafaa Said. Abdukadir Mohamed Nur emphasized the importance of the Somali government’s efforts in combating child recruitment, …

ISTANBUL — The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Monday organized Ramadan iftars, or fast-breaking dinners, and delivered food aid packages to families in need in Croatia, the Republic of Congo, Peru, Yemen, and Somalia. TIKA started the distribution of food packages to 1,000 families in need living in …

MOGADISHU — At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, humanitarian group Save the Children said. In an interview with VOA Somali, Mohamed Abdulkadir, acting operations …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has distributed aid to 5,000 vulnerable families on Friday. The beneficiaries included poor, disabled individuals, as well as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from various parts of the Lower Shabelle region, specifically in the Afgoye district and on the outskirts of Mogadishu. The …