PLATFORMS

ADDIS ABABA (SOHA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday its only received 15 percent of the 335.8 million U.S. dollars it needs to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, UNHCR said the funds are needed to …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The UK Meteorological Office has warned of an imminent tropical cyclone at the eastern Gulf of Aden in less than 24 hours’ time adding Northern Somalia and Southern Yemen will experience exceptionally high rainfall totals causing severe flash flooding across the region. The forecast released Wednesday indicates …

Almost 15,000 were uprooted from their homes each day in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, a new report has revealed. The report by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) adds that the region, which makes 14% of the world’s population accounted for nearly half the 11.8 …

Situation Overview Moderate to heavy rains continued to fall across Somali and the Ethiopian highlands, resulting in increased river flooding, along the Juba and Shabelle rivers and localized flash flooding. Since early April, heavy rainfall has marked the end of prolonged drought across much of the country and has supported …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Chinese Ambassador to Somalia H.E. Qin Jian has today handed over 1.5 Million U.S Dollar in Cash to Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad to help people affected by floods after handing over ceremony held at the Ministry in Mogadishu, SONNA reported. Ahmed Awad …

DUBLIN, Ireland (SOHA) – The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D, and Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Mr. Ciarán Cannon, T.D., yesterday announced Irish funding of €3 million for the severe humanitarian crisis in Somalia. It is estimated that 5.4 million people …

DADAAB (SOHA) – Between the rape she suffered during a traumatic return to Somalia, the constant hunger, and the uncertainty of her future in Kenya’s Dadaab camp, Fartun has almost forgotten what hope feels like. Between the rape she suffered during a traumatic return to Somalia, the constant hunger, and …

2014 UN Environment Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell once said: “People are fighting about limited resources, destroyed by displaced youth: a ready pool for hire for war lords, companies of charcoal; for piracy and for every other evil thing that they could find.”It is up to us to come together and …

JEDDAH (SOHA) – The OIC General Secretariat calls upon the Member States and their humanitarian organisations to urgently extend immediate assistance to Somalia, which is currently facing devastating floods in the southern parts of the country affected by the heavy rains on the Ethiopian highlands. Based on the information received …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Flash and river floods, caused by heavy rainfall, in Somalia have affected more than 695 000 people, and displaced nearly 215 000 of these, in the last few days. Most flooding occurred in the regions of Bakool, Banadir, Bay, Hiraan, Lower Juba, Middle Juba and Middle Shabelle. One …