WASH Cluster

ADDIS ABABA — The grant agreement was signed on Tuesday by Admasu Nebebe, State Minister of Finance and Dr. Christian Rogg, Head of UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Ethiopia in a virtual authorization ceremony. The grant will be used for a project strengthening the economies of host and …

MOGADISHU — The State Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdulkadir Ahmed-Khair Abdi, received on Sunday in Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Qin Jian, and discussed with him the bilateral relations between the two countries and developments …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) drilled 163 artesian wells in the drought-hit areas of Somalia during 2019 in co-operation with the Somalia ministry of energy and water resources and local partners, benefiting 446,484 affected people in the country. In the area of relief, various types of assistance, including food aid, …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) has signed a cooperation and partnership agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources in Mogadishu, Somalia, to continue its efforts to help the people affected by recurrent droughts and floods in the country. The deal aims to support the efforts of the Ministry …

RABAT — Morocco promised Wednesday to help Somalia enhance its capacities in water management, tackle flooding and solve water drainage issues. The pledge was made by Moroccan Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water Abdelkader Amara during a meeting with his Somali counterpart Fawzia Mohamed in Rabat. The two sides …

LASANOD — Hundreds of farmers and pastoralists have been displaced in Odagoye, south of Lasanod in east Somaliland after a severe water shortage arose due to quarrying activities in the river- bed. Hawa Mohamed, a divorced mother of six children, saw her one and a half hectare farm shriveling up …

BELEDWEYNE (SoOHA) – The Head of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Ambassador Francisco Madeira visited Beledweyne in Somalia on Saturday where he said that the African Union Commission will soon provide relief support amounting to US$87,000 in the form of medical supplies and non-food items. Beledweyne was devastated by …

ROME (SoOHA) – The government of Italy has withheld €6 million meant for rehabilitation of Shabelle river to end perennial flooding in Beletweyne after Somalia failed to apply for the grants. A report by the Italian newspaper la Republica notes that the funds were earmarked for reconstruction of the banks …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Flooding in parts of Somalia has impacted more than 547,000 people, of whom 370,000 have been displaced from their homes, destroying livelihoods and infrastructure in the Horn of Africa nation, the UN said on Monday. Citing figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led protection and return …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – A combined $18.7 million has been released from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to scale up life-saving assistance to just over half a million people affected by floods in Somalia. “These funds come at a critical time, enabling humanitarian …