PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU(SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) has joined the NGO Alliance in Somalia and participated in the recent coalition meeting held in the capital Mogadishu in the presence of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of Somalia, Hamza Saeed Hamza, and Minister of Labour, Saleh Ahmed Jamea, the Humanitarian …

MOGADISHU(SOHA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in Mogadishu, constructed after the request of the Government of Somalia to support ongoing migration management programmes in the country. Following International Migrants Day, IOM staff members, together with the Somali Government, gathered to …

BAIDOA(SOHA) – Internally displaced families living a precarious life in the southern Somali town of Baidoa have succeeded in purchasing their own plots of land to escape from the constant threat of eviction. The communities in two IDP camps set up a scheme allowing people in the camp to deposit …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped 14 Somali migrants to voluntarily return home from Tanzania and Uganda following months of confinement in detention centers. Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia confirmed the arrival of the Somalis in the capital, Mogadishu. “We are happy to …

GENEVA (SOHA) – Asylum seekers at the Mexican border fleeing violence or persecution are entitled to lodge claims in the United States to obtain sanctuary there, U.N. agencies said in a fresh attempt to shield migrants from tough U.S. immigration policies. United Nations officials have repeatedly urged Washington to ensure …

BOSSASO (SOHA) – Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Friday unveiled a $40 million project for a rickety port’s reconstruction plan aimed at benefiting communities in the country’s northeastern part amid a new battle for foreign investment projects in the region stirred by UAE’s port investment in the neighboring breakaway territory of …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – The divisive debate over a federal refugee program will likely resurface next year in St. Cloud as two new members elected Nov. 6 join the City Council. Paul Brandmire and Mike Conway will be sworn in Jan. 7 for four-year terms, and both say they will push …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – Kenya has repatriated 300,000 refugees to Somalia under the Safe Voluntary Return programme since December 2014, Deputy President William Ruto has said. The government is partnering with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the programme. The UNHCR, Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement on …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali youth are on the frontline of promoting recovery in the strife-torn Horn of African nation after pursuing higher education in foreign countries, including China. Hundreds of Somali youth have undergone university education in China either through scholarships or through self-sponsorship in recent years. These graduates are …

SANAG (SOHA) –  An initiative by university graduates and students is enabling nomadic Somali children whose education was cut short by the punishing drought to catch up on their studies. The group of 150 youth have set up classes for children of destitute pastoralist families, displaced by drought and resettled …