MOGADISHU — The Gender Unit of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) hosted a two-day workshop in Mogadishu. Commissioner Mohamud Moalim opened the workshop. The workshop aimed to share gender-responsive Disaster Risk Reduction knowledge with government staff from various ministries. This initiative aims to educate government agencies on gender-responsive disaster risk …
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MOGADISHU — The quarterly meeting of the Somali NGO Consortium consisting of Government and local NGOs was held today, with Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) serving as the chair; discussed the Standing Challenge, aiming to accelerate collaboration and overcome challenges. SoDMA’s Information Management Expert, Mohamed Muktar presented the unified information …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi recently joined his fellow Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi. The summit, which took place on May 09, 2024, saw high-level officials from across the continent come together to discuss the critical …
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MOGADISHU — The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday that it needs 228 million U.S. dollars between April and September to expand its humanitarian assistance efforts in Somalia. The latest projections for the April to June period indicate that 3.4 million people in Somalia are facing acute food …
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MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has issued early warnings indicating that some regions of the country are expected to face floods that may result in displacement and damage. A statement released by SoDMA stated that during the next ten days, from the 7th to the 16th of …
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BELEDWEYNE — The Shabelle River in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has received higher-than-usual amounts of water, raising concerns of potential floods, according to a new warning report. The latest update report from the Somali Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, released on Monday, has urged residents in the …
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RIYADH — In a significant boost to efforts aimed at combating severe acute malnutrition in Somalia, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the UK Government have announced a US$5 million partnership with UNICEF. This funding is crucial to support the scale-up of UNICEF’s nutrition and water, sanitation …
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Dhusamareeb, 6 May 2024: In Somalia, one of the most common traumatic events for children is displacement. Being torn from their homes, friends, and lives can leave deep emotional scars that are difficult to heal. The traumatic events they have been exposed to leave invisible scars that can prevent children from …
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MOGADISHU — The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has pledged to increase empowering Somali journalists to skillfully report on environmental issues and connect local stories to the broader climate crisis. SOMA joined worldwide groups and organizations in marking World Press Freedom Day on Friday, May 3, 2024, under the theme “A …
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GENEVA — The World Meteorological Organization warns that Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, which is projected to make landfall in Tanzania and Kenya this weekend, threatens to worsen the humanitarian crisis triggered by torrential rains in these and other heavily flooded countries in East Africa. “Hidaya is the first documented system to …
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