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UNITED NATIONS — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12-18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the …

NAIROBI — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for 171 million U.S. dollars to respond to the rise in cholera cases in 11 countries in eastern and southern Africa. It said 28 million people are in need in Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, …

MOGADISHU — Today, the European Union has announced that it will provide up to €72 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the crisis in Somalia, with the main focus on providing food assistance to vulnerable populations, addressing the needs of internally displaced persons and refugees, and responding to emergencies …

NAIROBI — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is calling on the international community to commit more resources to combat the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa.IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu says the region has faced unprecedented challenges over the past two years due to a persistent and prolonged …

MOGADISHU — Severe flooding has ravaged Somalia’s Bardhere District, causing casualties and displacing thousands of people. In response to the devastation, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) is mobilizing aid efforts to provide relief to the affected region. The country experienced moderate rainfall during the week of March 12, marking …

First the rains in Somalia failed in 2021. Then they failed again and again and again and again. For five wet seasons in a row, Somalis looked anxiously to the skies while their crops withered, their cattle perished and many people died of hunger or disease. A new report, released …

MOGADISHU — Nearly 14 people have perished with thousands displaced and property destroyed due to flash floods caused by heavy rains in southern Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said lives were lost in the Bardhere district, Gedo region …

ADDIS ABABA — At least 9.5 million livestock have died across the drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed. “Over 9.5 million livestock have died since the drought started, eroding the primary source of livelihood, income, and …

UNITED NATIONS — The world body is readying itself in response to flooding as the rainy season in Somalia comes early. The rainy season, which normally runs from April to June, made an early start this year, bringing heavy rains in some parts of the country, said the UN Office …

MOGADISHU — Flash floods resulting from heavy rains have claimed the lives of at least 14 individuals, displaced thousands, and caused property damage in the Baardheere District of the Gedo region, according to reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA has additionally reported that …