WASH Cluster

MOGADISHU –– According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the Speaker of the Federal Parliament’s House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), officially laid the foundation stone for a water borehole project in Hudur district and its surrounding areas in the Bakool region on Friday, August 1, …

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. …

GROWE — In a joint visit to Puntland, UNICEF Somalia and the Government of the Netherlands celebrated key milestones in improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services under the Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) program, while officially launching the WASH Sustainability Report and Response Plan. The …

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 — Qatar Charity’s (QC) persistent efforts against drought has restored hope in a Somali village, according to a statement issued as part of the International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on June 17. This year’s theme, ‘Restoring Land… Unlock Opportunities,’ highlights how restoring the foundation of nature …

MOGADISHU — In March, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) conducted an After Action Review of its La Niña allocation to evaluate its effectiveness in achieving core humanitarian objectives and to gather feedback on the fund’s performance as a financing tool. The SHF allocation supported Health, Nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, and …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations relief agency on Thursday called for immediate emergency assistance to support 45,000 people affected by flooding across Somalia. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), four individuals, including two children, lost their lives after being swept away, while over 45,000 …

NAIROBI — Several countries in the Horn of Africa are set to experience more-than-usual rainfall in the coming days, potentially leading to flooding, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Wednesday. ICPAC said in its latest forecast that …

MOGADISHU — In a joint effort to address the critical water crisis in Somalia, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a new project to provide sustainable water access to 120,000 drought-affected Somalis by harnessing the solar energy. An agreement to this …

RIYADH — Somalia’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame, was a key participant at the COP16 conference here, engaging in discussions on financing drought resilience and enhancing groundwater production across Africa. The event was co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Development Fund of the …