PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support to help avert a humanitarian crisis as floods uproot hundreds of thousands. Khaire said the situation was fast escalating as aid agencies warned that close to half a million people had been …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – The humanitarian situation of people affected by heavy rain and river floods in Beledweyne town is detoriating day after day while the number of displaced people increased according to Hirshabelle State President, Mohamed Abdi Waare. ” The floods displaced over 150,000 people and the number is creasing …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali PM Hassan Ali Khaire has appointed yesterday a new committee to respond to the flood crisis in parts of the country. The 22-member of National Disaster Response committee is tasked to asses the humanitarian catastrophe following floods splashed by Jubba and Shabelle rivers. The UNOCHA said hundreds …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia will next month host a two-day international conference aimed at stopping illegal charcoal trade in the Horn of Africa nation, organizers said Saturday. The May 7-8 conference, which will bring together Somali environment experts and international donor partners, will discuss ways of stopping the illegal trade, …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – ”Our staff on the ground have seen the elderly, women and children struggling to survive while their flimsy shelters are knee-high full of stagnant water,” NRC Country Director Victor Moses said in a statement. ‘Countless displaced communities are sheltering in flood-prone areas. With limited access to proper toilets …

DADAAB (SOHA) – The children can’t believe their luck: storms and showers have turned their dirt football pitch into a lake. Youngsters scamper and splash through the murky water, chasing one another, leaping and laughing. Any entertainment is welcome in Dadaab, one of the biggest refugee bases in the world. …

Diaspora groups – migrants, refugees and their descendants – are important development actors in countries affected by protracted conflict and poverty. Their assistance ranges from remittances to disaster relief and development projects, providing a lifeline in crisis and contributing to long-term processes of change. Somali-Swedish engagement is a case in …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over 600 gas cylinders, 300 fuel-efficient cooking stoves, and 20 tons of briquettes to the Federal Government for distribution to IDP communities and communities in Mogadishu, for use in cooking as an alternative to charcoal. The donation of equipment …

BORAMA (SOHA) – The University of Amoud, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has launched a first of its kind Master Programme in Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, with thirty students from Somaliland, Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, South West, …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) –  H.E.Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow), the Mayor of Mogadishu & Governor of Benadir Region has launched an urgent appeal to save lives of Internally Displaced People (IDPS) in the capital city of Mogadishu who are facing the worst humanitarian crises as the rain season intensifies. Mayor Yarisow …