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MOGADISHU — A total of 10,647 new cases of cholera and 102 deaths have been reported in Somalia due to flooding caused by heavy rains since January, the government said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Human Services classified 6,330, or 64 percent, of the total cases as severe, …

MOGADISHU — Some 80 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somalia security officers on Tuesday began a three-day training focused on detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The United Nations Action Service (UNMAS) is organizing training to increase the security forces of Somalia’s capacity to effectively counter …

GENEVA — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center report found that the number …

MOGADISHU — The Commissioner of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Mohamud Moallim Abdulle on Sunday met with Charles Mballa, UNHCR representative in Somalia. The meeting in Mogadishu centred on ways of bolstering collaboration between SoDMA and UNHCR in key areas primarily in the humanitarian sector. The two officials also deliberated …

DOLOW — News from the district of Dolow in the Gedo region of southern Somalia indicates a dire situation following flooding caused by the Jubba River overflowing into the district’s neighborhoods. Communities along the banks of the Jubba River in Doolow, which borders both the north and west, have experienced …

MOGADISHU — In a significant move towards addressing the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia, the Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, chaired a meeting on May 11, 2024, to discuss the Country Humanitarian Forum (CHF) preparations and the agency’s decision to end …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government is urged to intensify efforts to address security challenges and the prevailing lawlessness in the country, as well as to improve the monitoring and prosecution of cases related to sexual and gender-based violence, said a United Nations human rights expert today. The Independent Expert on …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and United Nations agencies are ramping up flood mitigation response to the Gu (April to June) rains and have so far reached about 72,000 people with some form of assistance. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday that at least 770,000 …

MOGADISHU — The Gender Unit of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) hosted a two-day workshop in Mogadishu. Commissioner Mohamud Moalim opened the workshop. The workshop aimed to share gender-responsive Disaster Risk Reduction knowledge with government staff from various ministries. This initiative aims to educate government agencies on gender-responsive disaster risk …

MOGADISHU — The quarterly meeting of the Somali NGO Consortium consisting of Government and local NGOs was held today, with Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) serving as the chair; discussed the Standing Challenge, aiming to accelerate collaboration and overcome challenges. SoDMA’s Information Management Expert, Mohamed Muktar presented the unified information …