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MOGADISHU — The Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction, and Housing of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Elmi Mahmoud Nur, held a high-level meeting at his office with the Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, Mr. Lionel Lourense. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration to improve …

NAIROBI — The number of food-insecure people in East and Central Africa increased to 73 million in April, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said in a report released on Monday. The report suggested that the …

MOGADISHU —The head of Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency, Mohamed Moallim Abdulle, and Dr. Abdullahi Muuse Ahmed, the Director of Health at SoDMA, visited the Somali National Army’s Military Hospital in Mogadishu on Thursday. Abdulle met with the hospital’s director, Sadam Abdullahi Osman, to discuss the medical treatment of soldiers wounded …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Friday it requires 225 million U.S. dollars to scale up humanitarian needs in Somalia for the next six months to October. The WFP said between April and June, an estimated 4.6 million people in Somalia are projected to face severe …

MOGADISHU — The Hormuud Salaam Foundation [HSF], the charitable arm of Hormuud Telecom and Salaam Somali Bank, is providing free dialysis to over 170 Somalis with kidney failure, spending more than $1 million annually, its chairman said Tuesday. The initiative, which started with just 10-20 patients, has grown significantly, according …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Republic of Somalia has officially introduced two life-saving vaccines into its national immunization programme – pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccine – aimed at preventing pneumonia and diarrhea in children. The introduction follows the launch of the Somali Immunization and Polio Eradication Task force (SIPE) …

MOGADISHU — Four people, including three children, have been killed and nearly 30,000 others impacted by flash floods caused by moderate to heavy rains in Somalia over the last week, the United Nations relief agency has reported. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said two children …

GALKAYO — The Federal Republic of Somalia has launched a high-level Country Humanitarian Forum in Galkayo, Galmudug State, bringing together government leaders, UN agencies, and international partners to tackle the nation’s worsening humanitarian emergency while showcasing progress on national digital transformation. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Chairman Mohamud Moalim …

MOGADISHU — The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has officially inaugurated the Migration Response Center (MRC) in Burao in Somaliland, a self-declared region of Somalia. The IOM said the inauguration marks a significant milestone in expanding the provision of essential protection services and support to migrants …

NAIROBI — Policymakers, migration experts and regional stakeholders at a forum held on Sunday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, called for long-term, sustainable solutions to address the drivers of displacement and migration in the Horn of Africa. Held under the theme “Securing Sustainable Solutions for Migration in Somalia,” the Annual …