MOGADISHU — Somalia faces a severe humanitarian crisis that has been aggravated by climate change, the UN envoy to the country told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. “Somalia has had chronic humanitarian challenges. They are currently being aggravated further by the impact of climate change in a very fragile …
Read More »Roadside bombing injures four people in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — Police in Mogadishu said four people were injured Thursday when a roadside bomb detonated as their vehicle traveled through the Taleh neighborhood. A police officer who spoke to VOA from the scene confirmed that three Turkish nationals and their Somali driver were wounded. The officer said the Turkish …
Read More »Drought puts 1.4 M children at risk of malnutrition
MOGADISHU — Severely malnourished children shelter in the the Iftin Camp for internally displaced people outside of the town of Baradere in the Jubaland state of Somalia after fleeing from drought. Somalia and the Horn of Africa face the driest conditions in more than 40 years, decimating crops and livestock. …
Read More »Five people die of hunger and thirst in El Waaq town
MOGADISHU — Five people have died of hunger and thirst in El Waaq town in Gedo region on Wednesday according to local officials. El Waaq Mayor Ibrahim Guled Adan who spoke to the media, said the situation is getting out of hand by the day and called for immediate assistance …
Read More »A school manager killed in roadside bomb in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — A traditional elder who was also the head of Deynile Primary and Secondary school has been killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in Deynile district. According to witnesses, Daahir Hassan Tohow better known as Daahir Digdigle died after a roadside bomb explosion planted on the road in …
Read More »Somalia calls for urgent donor support as drought affects 6.9 mln people
MOGADISHU — Somali government has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support, saying 6.9 million people have been affected by the severe drought which is ravaging several parts of the country. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Monday evening urged donors …
Read More »UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought
MOGADISHU — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought in Somalia following three consecutive failed rainy seasons that have decimated crops and livestock. People’s coping mechanisms have been eroded, forcing thousands to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance …
Read More »UN reports war in Ukraine is overshadowing drought responses in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The United Nations reported that the ongoing war in Ukraine has affected the emergency response to the current severe drought in Somalia, which has forced around 671,000 people to flee their homes. The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, addressed local reporters in Nairobi, confirming that …
Read More »Minister Jamal receives UNICEF representative in his office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — The Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of the Federal Government of Somalia, HE Jamal Mohamed Hassan, accompanied by the Director General of the Ministry of Planning, Asad Yusuf, and his advisers, received in his office the Somali Representative to the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF-Somalia), …
Read More »AMISOM donates food stuff to drought hit residents
KISMAYO — Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) troops operating in Somalia under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) last week donated food stuff, medical supplies and distributed freshwater to residents of Tabda in Somalia. The donation was aimed at cushioning the residents from the ongoing food scarcity occasioned by the …
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