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MOGADISHU — Somalia on Wednesday joined the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as its 17th member. FAO said Somalia has made great progress since 2020 to build the national institutional and technical capacity for locust control …

ABU DHABI — Somali government has officially become a member of the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, an initiative fostering collaboration between climate-vulnerable developing countries and providers of climate finance. The announcement was made during an event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, attended by Somalia’s Minister of Environment and …

MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army (SNA) has evacuated several people who were left marooned by the floods in the Gedo region of Jubbaland regional state on Saturday. The force deployed its military personnel in Burdhubo district to carry out the evacuation exercise and save the lives of hundreds of …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Finance of Somalia, Mr. Bihi Iman Egeh, today met with the Deputy Representative of the United Nations in Somalia for the coordination of humanitarian activities, Mr. George Conway. During the meeting, officials focused on the debt relief mechanism and how to reduce the impacts of …

AMMAN — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a 5-day training workshop for technical officers in charge of desert locust control from East Africa (EA) and the Middle East(ME), aimed to enhance preparedness of their countries to effectively respond to desert locust outbreaks and …

DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has opened a health center for persons with disability (PWDs) in Somalia’s Puntland province, with funding from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs General Department of Endowments (AWQAF). QRCS’ Director of Relief and International Development Division, Dr. Mohamed Salah Ibrahim handed over …

DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has opened a health center for persons with disability (PWDs) in Somalia’s Puntland province, with funding from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs General Department of Endowments (AWQAF). QRCS’ Director of Relief and International Development Division, Dr. Mohamed Salah Ibrahim handed over …

BELEDWEYNE — Hundreds of families in Hiiraan region’s Jalalaqsi district have begun evacuating their homes following the flooding of the Shabelle River in the district’s neighbourhoods on Wednesday, according to residents. Speaking to local media, the administration of Jalalaqsi district has urgently requested immediate assistance, noting that the floodwaters have …

MOGADISHU — The death toll from heavy rains and floods in Somalia has risen to 101 with 1 million people displaced and 1.5 million affected nationwide, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said late Wednesday. In a nationally televised speech, Mohamud said Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis caused by the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia received 25,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid from Russia, which arrived in a cargo ship at Mogadishu’s sea port on Thursday. The shipment was handed over to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) at a ceremony attended by Somali Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Russian …