Nutrition

MOGADISHU — A severe shortage of specialized therapeutic food for severely malnourished children is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands in Somalia and other parts of Africa, a recent report from the aid group Save the Children, and reported by Reuters, has warned. The organization states that critical aid …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, received a high-level delegation from Save the Children International, led by Mr. Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, Country Director of the organization in Somalia. During the meeting, the SoDMA Chairman emphasized the importance of aligning international humanitarian …

MOGADISHU — Ms. Sandra Lattouf, the newly appointed UNICEF Representative in Somalia, officially presented her credentials today to H.E. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, during a ceremony held in Mogadishu. The event marks the formal commencement of Ms. …

KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have signed two memoranda of understanding to provide emergency humanitarian aid to conflict-affected populations in Sudan and Somalia. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday, the …

MOGADISHU — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday warned of a surge in severe malnutrition among children across Somalia, with health facilities it supports seeing record admissions since the devastating drought in 2023. The charity said nutritional clinics that once played the key role in preventing …

MOGADISHU —  At least 55,000 children in Somalia will lose access to lifesaving nutrition services by June as international aid cuts force Save the Children to shut down more than a quarter of its health and nutrition facilities across the country. The child-focused aid agency, the largest non-governmental provider of …

DHUSAMAREB — In the heart of Somalia Galmudug region, a critical initiative is bringing hope to vulnerable families facing the daily threat of malnutrition. The Ministry of Health in Galmudug, in partnership with UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP), is delivering lifesaving nutrition services through the Joint Resilience Programme …

NAIROBI — A German nurse abducted while working in Somalia seven years ago has pleaded with the German government to secure her release as security in the country continues to be fluid after an attempted assassination on the president by al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants. In a video shared on social media, a …

MOGADISHU — On Wednesday, Ministry of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development (MoPIED) of Somalia, through its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Department, launched the Joint Monitoring Report on the World Food Programme (WFP) Somalia’s 2024 school feeding, nutrition, and relief programs. The event, held at MoPIED Headquarters, was presided over by …

MOGADISHU — International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Thursday warned of soaring malnutrition rates in Somalia, where chronic funding shortfalls have crippled humanitarian efforts. According to the MSF, without immediate and sustained support, thousands of children face not only starvation but also weakened immunity, increased vulnerability to diseases, …