DISPLACEMENT AND ASYLUM

A recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that ongoing conflicts in Puntland and the Shabelle regions have displaced over 100,000 people. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as clashes persist in various parts of the country. According to the OCHA …

MOGADISHU — Last week, Somalia’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Yusuf Mohamed Adan, met with the Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRI), Ahmed Hussein, to strengthen strategic collaboration on addressing displacement and irregular migration. The discussions emphasized job creation and empowerment initiatives for …

MOGADISHU — On Sunday, Ms. Zahra Abdi, Director-General of the National Center for Rural Development and Durable Solutions, held a significant meeting at the IOM Somalia office with Mr. Manuel Marques Pereira, Head of IOM Somalia, and Ms. Prestage Murima, Deputy Head of the organization. The meeting focused on reinforcing …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Monday repatriated 145 of its citizens who had been detained in Libya for nearly a year, the latest in a series of coordinated efforts between the Somali government and international partners to rescue migrants stranded in North Africa’s perilous trafficking networks. The returnees, most of them …

Plastic pollution is one of the main environmental challenges in the world today, with global plastic waste reaching 400 million tonnes annually, according to the UN Environmental Program report. Around the world, one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute, and up to five trillion plastic bags are used every year. …

JALALAQSI — The Chairman of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamud Moallim Abdulle recently visited internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the Jalalaqsi district of Hiiraan to assess the living conditions of the affected communities. The visit, which took place amid the ongoing drought, was aimed at understanding the challenges …

MOGADISHU — The Director-General of the National Rural Development and Sustainable Solutions Center, Mrs. Sahra Abdi, met with Mr. Sophos Sophianos, the Head of Projects at UN-Habitat Somalia, to discuss critical issues related to displacement, rural development, and the creation of sustainable solutions for vulnerable communities across Somalia. The meeting …

NAIROBI — More than 180 migrants are missing and feared dead after two boats they were travelling in capsized in rough seas off Yemen on Thursday, the International Organisation for Migration said. The boats were carrying migrants from a Horn of Africa country and capsized off Yemen’s Dhubab district in …

NAIROBI — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian and development partners on Tuesday appealed for 81 million U.S. dollars to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to over 1.4 million migrants in the Horn of Africa region and Yemen in 2025. The funding request, which falls under a migrant …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Friday that Somalia is hosting 41,765 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of December 2024. The UN refugee agency said in its latest report on displacement that 64 percent of the refugees and asylum seekers are women and children. …