MOGADISHU — Somalia and Italy on Wednesday launched a new fund to help enhance peace and stability as part of efforts to foster unity and collaboration. Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said the fund, Towards Peace and Stability in Somalia (TPSS), is an initiative that aims to enhance the …
Read More »8 injured as car bomb targets army checkpoint in Moga..
MOGADISHU — At least eight people, including security personnel, were wounded in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, an official said. The attack targeted a security checkpoint in the neighborhood of Deyniile in Mogadishu. “A car full of explosives targeted our security forces checkpoint today. …
Read More »1% cut in food assistance puts over 400,000 people at risk of emergency hunger
ISTANBUL — A recent UN agency analysis published on Tuesday warned that every 1% cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people to the brink of starvation, emphasizing the importance of scaling up life-saving assistance. The UN World Food Program (WFP) “is being forced to drastically cut rations …
Read More »UN agencies ink data-sharing deal in Somalia to improve aid flow
MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday signed a data-sharing agreement to improve humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The agreement will enable the two UN agencies to deliver assistance more effectively and transparently to the people who need …
Read More »UNICEF decries increased deaths of children from landmines in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed concern about increased deaths and serious injuries to children involved in landmine explosions which have claimed at least 30 lives since June in Somalia. Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, acting UNICEF representative in Somalia, said several children have been victims in three separate …
Read More »A doctor killed in suspected clan revenge in Mudug region
GALKAYO — A gunman, dressed in a security uniform, killed a young and prominent doctor inside his health center in Galkayo town, located in the Mudug region on Saturday evening. A video recorded by a CCTV camera attached to the center showed that an armed man, accompanied by two unarmed …
Read More »Somali public officers hone skills in human rights, civilian protection
MOGADISHU — The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said it has wrapped up a five-day training course to sharpen skills for Somali public officers in human rights and civilian protection. The training, which was conducted in the port city of Kismayo, southern Somalia, saw 21 officers from …
Read More »UN vows to intensify support to secure Somalia
MOGADISHU — United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has wrapped up his four-day visit to Somalia, pledging that the UN will ramp up its support for stabilization efforts in the country. “I am happy that the institutions of the government of Somalia are preparing themselves to assume the …
Read More »Woman, 2 children killed in landmine blast in Somalia
MOGADISHU — One woman and two children were killed, and two others were injured after a landmine exploded in Galguduud region in central Somalia. A landmine planted in the Sil Lahilai area exploded, killing a woman and two children, and wounding two others, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported. …
Read More »KSrelief signs $5 mln deal to provide clean drinking water in Somalia
RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on Sunday signed a $5 million agreement with a Somali civil society organization to supply clean drinking water to drought-affected communities, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al-Moallem, director of KSrelief’s health and environmental aid department, said that …
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