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MOGADISHU  — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday vowed to scale up efforts to help Somalia offer quality mental health care and services across the country. In a statement marking World Mental Health Day, which fell on Tuesday, the WHO noted it would step up the training of health …

MOGADISHU — Flash floods caused by heavy rains on Wednesday have displaced 107,000 people in the Baidoa district in southwestern Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said several houses were reportedly inundated, including makeshift shelters hosting over …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has affirmed that the federal government has prepared a response plan to the anticipated El Niño, which is likely to bring heavy rainfall during the rainy season between October and December in Somalia. During his visit to the Somali Disaster Management …

MOGADISHU — The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday that it has approved a 13.29-million-U.S. dollar grant to help Somalia improve domestic revenue mobilization and public expenditure management. The lender said the grant comprises 9.31 million dollars from the resources of the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said on Friday that it requires 11.8 million U.S. dollars to ramp up mitigation measures, including mapping out flood-prone areas, ahead of a rare “super El Nino” in Somalia. Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO’s representative to Somalia, said funds will …

MOGADISHU — El Nino is likely to displace 651,000 children 5-17 years of age, of whom 225,000 are in school in the affected districts, according to projections from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The UNICEF said the impact of the floods on the education sector will include the displacement …

BELEDWEYNE — The People in the Hiiraan region say that there is a brewing fear that the Shabelle River may flood the riverine areas after reaching its baneful height. If this happens, it could affect the local population, mainly those living in the riverine areas. The administrator of the Fiidow area …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said Monday its Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) Unit is ramping up mitigation measures, including mapping out flood-prone areas ahead of the expected El Nino rains. The FAO said its SWALIM has finalized the analysis and …

MOGADISHU — Somalia, the fragile Horn of Africa nation that narrowly averted famine last year is now bracing for an unusual climatic twist, with the threat of wetter-than-usual rainfall. Despite grappling with climate crises triggered by counterterrorism operations, persistent drought, and inter-clan conflicts, the nation’s woes continue as the El …

JOWHAR — A massive fire erupted at a bustling market in Jowhar town, the interim capital of the Hirshabelle regional state. The blaze, which originated in a bakery located in the heart of the Hantiwadag neighborhood, quickly spread throughout the market, engulfing numerous businesses and sending billowing clouds of smoke …