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MOGADISHU —  Ahead of the March-May 2023 rainy season, forecasts indicate below-average rainfall is highly likely in many regions of Somalia. This means the victims of drought ravaging most parts of the country will continue suffering from the same predicaments in the first half of next year. Somalia is in …

MOGADISHU —  The number of children facing dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). In a statement issued late Thursday, UNICEF said that around 20.2 million children are now under threat of severe hunger, thirst …

WASHINGTON —  The World Bank approved $75 million in financing for the Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP), which aims to support Somalia as is builds state legitimacy, reduces institutional fragmentation, and strengthens institutions for improved service delivery. The SERP is co-financed by both an International Development Assistance (*IDA) …

MOGADISHU —  UN Somalia has trained more than 400 journalists on Climate Change and Humanitarian Crisis (CC & HC) reporting. The training, which comes on the backdrop of the worst drought in 40 years, was organised by the Office of the Special Envoy on the Humanitarian Crisis and Drought. “As …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday warned of a dire humanitarian situation in Somalia with famine fast approaching. The FAO said there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of rural communities, which are amongst those at …

When people newly displaced by drought or conflict arrive in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, they often begin by asking for assistance. “They’ll move around all the neighbours and collect items,” explains local businesswoman Habibo Ali Haji. “They’ll knock on each door and ask ‘do you have anything?’ and use what they …

GENEVA — Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks reported in around 30 countries this year, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO said at a UN press conference that it is following cholera outbreaks in 30 countries in Africa and …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank said it has approved a 70 million U.S. dollar International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient water, agriculture, and environmental services for rural communities in Somalia’s drylands. The Somalia Water for Rural Resilience Project, known as “Barwaaqo” and builds on the Biyoole project, comes …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has appealed to the international community to sustain funding for the drought response as 8.3 million people are expected to face a food crisis by mid-2023. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, the presidential envoy for Somalia’s drought response, said more than 7 million people are still in need of …

MOGADISHU — A high-level delegation from the African Union wrapped up its five-day assessment mission in Somalia on Tuesday with a commitment to scale up interventions in the current humanitarian situation in the country. The AU Permanent Representative Sub-Committee (AUPRC) on Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) called for …