DISPLACEMENT AND ASYLUM

CAIRO — Somalia took a significant step towards addressing its internal displacement crisis with the launch of the “Saameynta: Scaling Solutions to Displacement through Financing Inclusive Urban Development” during the World Urban Forum in Cairo on Thursday. Second Deputy Prime Minister Abdisalam Dhaay presented the initiative, which uses innovative financing to …

GAROWE —  Puntland’s Minister of Information, Eng. Mohamud Aydid Dirir, on Wednesday, accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of endorsing the deportation of Somali asylum seekers from Germany. The minister also alleged that President Mohamud is complicit in displacing low-income families in Mogadishu to make land available for private development. …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia has successfully repatriated 164 citizens from Libya, bringing them back to Mogadishu on Thursday. Upon arrival, the returnees were welcomed by government officials, including Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Abdirizak Mohamed and Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Fartaag, The operation, led by Foreign Minister Ahmed …

ADEN, Yemen – The United Nations [UN] High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has successfully supported the repatriation of 157 Somali nationals from Yemen, where they faced dire conditions. The group, consisting of men, women, and children, departed from Aden, southern Yemen in a boat, marking a significant operation to aid vulnerable …

TRIBOLI –– Human rights activist Tariq Lamloum announced the death of at least three Somalis in September and October inside warehouses and homes of “human traffickers.” Lamloum said in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the families of the three victims were contacted by “kidnapper gangs from inside the …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia is at growing risk of climate-induced displacement, with floods expected to drive tens of thousands from their homes annually in the coming decades, according to a new report by the Habitable Project. The report, released in July 2024, warns that flood risks are set to rise significantly due …

MOGADISHU — Conflict, insecurity, and climate change have displaced more than 342,000 people within Somalia in the first eight months of 2024, a United Nations refugee agency said Sunday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led Protection and Monitoring Returns Network said some 23,000 internal displacements occurred in August alone, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday launched an action plan aimed at finding durable solutions to displacement, one of the challenges facing the country. The National Solutions Pathways Action Plan (2024-2029) will provide resettlement for more than 1 million displaced people, empower communities and drive sustainable …

MOGADISHU — Ongoing conflict, clan violence, and climatic shocks, mainly flooding, have displaced 319,014 people in Somalia in the first seven months of 2024, a global charity said on Monday. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which cited data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led Protection and Return …

NAIROBI — Some 20.1 million people were internally displaced in July in the Horn of Africa (HoA) region, the United Nations migration agency said Thursday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a report released in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the number is an increase from 19.2 …