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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 …

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 …

MOGADISHU — On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations in Somalia highlighted the critical role of Somali journalists in addressing the challenges facing their country and urged increased protection. Within Somalia, the United Nations supports civil society’s participation in promoting the relationship between human rights and environmental changes – …

KIGALI  —  Thousands of refugees are among those affected by heavy rains and severe flooding sweeping across the East Africa region, the UN Refugee Agency reported on Friday. The rains triggered by El Niño have affected about 32,000 refugees in Burundi, nearly half of the refugee population in the country, with …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia is encouraging Somali journalists to increase their reporting on the climate challenges facing Somalia, as the climate crisis affects the lives of millions of Somalis. On World Press Freedom Day, Friday, May 3, 2024, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, …

BALADWEYNE — News coming from the city of Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran region, yesterday reported heavy rainfall that affected residents of neighborhoods within the city. Many families in the neighborhoods of Beledweyne have been displaced by the flooding caused by the heavy rainfall and the overflow of the Shabelle …

MOGADISHU — The British Embassy Mogadishu today launched the development phase of the Better Lives for Somali Women and Children programme with UNICEF, Mercy USA, Trocaire, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger and the Federal Government of Somalia. This innovative programme will improve lives for Somalia’s most vulnerable and …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and UN agencies jointly called on partners and donors on Monday to accelerate immunization efforts to reach every child in Somalia. Somali Minister of Health Ali Haji Adam Abubakar said prolonged conflict and instability in the last few decades have resulted in a weakened, fragmented, and severely …

MOGADISHU — At least six telecom workers were killed in a roadside blast on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday. Hormuud Telecom, a telecommunication company, said in a statement that six of its employees were travelling to the company’s offices when their vehicle ran over an improvised …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024. The UNHCR said the displacement was mainly caused by conflict or insecurity and the long-term effects of flooding, which occurred between …