WASH Cluster

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 …

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 …

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) – Sounds of bleating goats and sheep, camel bells ringing and running water signals the onset of a busy morning in Qodqod village, located in Galgaduud region. Herders fill their jerry cans with water as goats, sheep and camels jostle for room along the water troughs. At the …