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MOGADISHU — The United Nations refugee agency has urgently appealed for 9.8 million U.S. dollars to address the growing child protection needs in Somalia. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said an estimated 2.3 million girls and boys are at imminent risk of violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect, and death …

UNITED NATIONS — Children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide, warned UNICEF on Tuesday. “History shows that when high levels of severe acute malnutrition in children combine with …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched an emergency response to drought in Somalia, with a set of food, health, water and sanitation assistance for the benefit of 25,423 internally displaced persons (IPDs) at the camps of Dolow district, Gedo region, Jubaland, as well as 162,000 heads of …

NEW YORK/GENEVA — United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has released 10 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up emergency aid to Somalia, following its worst drought in 40 years. Catastrophic levels of food insecurity have been declared for the first time since 2017, …

MOGADISHU – Health Minister Dr. Ali Haji said 21 deaths and 117 people were wounded, with at least 15 in critical condition as troops end the Hayat hotel attack by Al-Shabaab. Somali police chief Gen Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar on Sunday said they ended a deadly attack and 106 people were …

MOGADISHU —  A mortar attack in Mogadishu’s Hamar Jajab district on Saturday morning killed four children and their mother and wounded their father. As many as five shells fell on the family home, which was located near the Police Academy. Several residents were seriously wounded in the attack. Local news …

MOGADISHU — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, on Wednesday appealed for aid to go towards people affected by drought in the country. Barre issued a televised appeal, calling on both local and international individuals and organizations to held the country protect those affected by the devastating drought, which the …

MOGADISHU — The number of people affected by the severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia has risen to 7.8 million as of August, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in its latest report on drought released Thursday …

NAIROBI — The World Food Program (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa (HoA) as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms, the UN food agency said on Friday. Since the start of the year, 9 million more people have slipped into severe …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East Africa face the threat of starvation. Speaking at a media briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that drought, climate change, rising prices and an ongoing civil war in northern Ethiopia are all …