Shelter

DOLOW — In response to the impending threat of spring rains and potential floods, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has proactively dispatched aid to the Dolow district in the Gedo region, Jubbaland state. The assistance package, comprising tents, utensils, blankets, and other essential materials, has been distributed to hundreds …

RIYADH — The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has stepped up relief efforts in Yemen, Lebanon, Turkiye, Somalia and Pakistan. KSrelief’s prosthetics center in Yemen has provided help to hundreds of people in the war-torn country through physical therapy and other services. The rehabilitation center in Marib governorate provided 2,121 services …

MOGADISHU — Severe flooding has ravaged Somalia’s Bardhere District, causing casualties and displacing thousands of people. In response to the devastation, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) is mobilizing aid efforts to provide relief to the affected region. The country experienced moderate rainfall during the week of March 12, marking …

MOGADISHU — Nearly 14 people have perished with thousands displaced and property destroyed due to flash floods caused by heavy rains in southern Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said lives were lost in the Bardhere district, Gedo region …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian partners in Somalia and its government on Wednesday sought $2.6 billion to assist millions of people in the drought-hit Horn of Africa country. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) estimated that 8.25 million people — nearly half of Somalia’s population need …

MOGADISHU — A high-level delegation from the African Union wrapped up its five-day assessment mission in Somalia on Tuesday with a commitment to scale up interventions in the current humanitarian situation in the country. The AU Permanent Representative Sub-Committee (AUPRC) on Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) called for …

MOGADISHU — Humanitarian organizations need an additional US$1 billion in funding to reach 7.6 million people targeted for humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The increased requirement for the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) comes against the backdrop of rapidly mounting needs and a corresponding scale-up in humanitarian action. “We are facing …

DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has announced the launch of its annual “Warm Winter” winterisation campaign. Under the theme “Humanity First: We Give Them Warmth”, the new drive is aimed at providing QR13.5m worth of winter projects/aid for the benefit of 261,300 people in 14 countries. Ali bin …

BAIDOA — Qatar Charity has laid the foundation stone for an integrated residential village for the displaced in Baidoa, Somalia. The village includes 67 housing units, a health center, an elementary and middle school, a mosque, a vocational training center, an artesian well, and a center for memorizing the Holy …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia’s worst drought in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and poor sanitation in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Somali villagers escaping …