Displacement and Asylum

MOGADISHU — The Commissioner of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Mohamud Moallim Abdulle on Sunday met with Charles Mballa, Head of UNHCR in Somalia. The meeting in Mogadishu centred on ways of bolstering collaboration between SoDMA and UNHCR in key areas primarily in the humanitarian sector. The two officials also …

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 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 …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that Somalia is hosting 38,642 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of February. About 67 percent of them are women and children, 30 percent are school-age children (6-17 years), and 26 percent are women and girls of reproductive …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Monday it has received 6.6 million U.S. dollars in funding to meet the needs of forcibly displaced populations, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as their host communities in Somalia. The UNHCR said the funding will be critical …

MOGADISHU — More than 7,000 people have been displaced in four days in Galmudug State, in central Somalia, after government forces withdrew from the area, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that Somali military forces began withdrawing from locations including Bacadweyn, …

MOGADISHU — More than 3.45 million people had been internally displaced in Somalia as of January 2024 due to multiple shocks, including drought, floods, and conflict, the UN migration agency said Wednesday. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the vast majority (88 percent) of internally displaced persons (IDPs) …

MOGADISHU — About 2.9 million people were internally displaced in Somalia in 2023 due to flooding, conflict or insecurity, and drought, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. The UNHCR said 57 percent of the 2.9 million were displaced due to flooding, 25 percent due to conflict or …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s House of People Speaker Sheikh Adan Madobe has on Sunday received UNHCR Representative in Somalia, Magatte Guisse, and his deputy, Sanaa Omer. In the meeting at his office in the capital Mogadishu, the Speaker bade farewell to the outgoing UNHCR officials who have completed their tour of …

MOGADISHU — Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation Ahmed Fiqi on Wednesday bade farewell to Mr. Magatte Guisse and Ms. Sanaa Omer of UNHCR Somalia as they conclude their mission tour in Somalia. During the meeting, they discussed range of critical topics including strengthening the UNHCR support to the …