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JOWHAR – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday handed over an assortment of completed projects as well as sports items and food rations to communities living in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Jowhar, Hirshabele State as part of its Quick Impact Projects (QUIPs) aimed at improving …

MOGADISHU — The EU and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today handed over the new Information Management Centre to Somali government to enable it manage its water and land information. According to a statement following the handover ceremony, the IMC will help the government to enhance technical and operational …

MOGADISHU —  At least two minors were killed and three wounded after they encountered unexploded ordinance in southern Somalia on Monday, authorities said. The minors were ages 7 to 14, and the two boys claimed by the explosion were brothers, according to local authorities in the southern province of Gedo. …

MOGADISHU —  A Turkish NGO said Monday that it has provided food assistance to 1,000 families in Somalia as a deadly drought continues in the Horn of African country. The first food aid was provided by the Aziz (Saint) Mahmud Hudayi Foundation in the capital Mogadishu and the city of …

MOGADISHU —  At least five people including civilians were killed and more than six others wounded when a bomb blast went off at a busy restaurant in southern Somalia on Sunday, officials said. The bomb blast took place in the vicinity of Awdhegle, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the city …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency has appealed for additional funding to help avert the impact of the worsening drought in Somalia. According to the latest drought update released on Thursday, The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said the UN Central Emergency Response Fund has …

STOCKHOLM/ROME  —  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking $1.5 billion in 2022 to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the world’s most food-insecure people, as acute hunger accelerates its march across the globe. The announcement was made as part of the United …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia recently partnered with a leading Somali non-governmental organization to step up the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in two of the Horn of Africa country’s Federal Member States. “This partnership agreement that we have signed with the Ifrah Foundation will provide further …

MOGADISHU — Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods. The ongoing drought, the invasion of …

MOGADISHU — HIV prevalence rate of infection in Somalia has been dropping over the last 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Citing periodic surveys conducted, the WHO warned despite the general decline in HIV prevalence across Somalia, there are locations such as Garowe and Bosaso in Puntland …