PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday officially launched a seven-year project with Somalia that aims to enhance climate adaptation and resilience for vulnerable communities in the country. The 95 million-U.S.-dollar “Climate Resilient Agriculture in Somalia” project, dubbed “Ugbaad” which means hope in …

WASHINGTON — In a significant policy shift, the United States has suspended all humanitarian aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including a $125.5 million commitment to Somalia, as of Monday. President Donald Trump’s administration has closed USAID’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., resulting in the layoffs of approximately 10,000 …

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. …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Government of Somalia, General Bashiir Mohamed Jamaa, held an important meeting on Wednesday with Al-Khidir Daloum, the Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia. The discussions focused on bolstering cooperation to strengthen climate …

NAIROBI — The number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Horn of Africa rose to 20.75 million at the end of 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday in a report released in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The United Nations migration agency said that the figure increased …

MOGADISHU — On Sunday, the Chairman of the National Commission for Refugees and Internal Displacement (NCRI), Ahmed Elmi, met with the Chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Somalia, Manuel Marques Pereira, and Deputy Chief, Murima Prestage. The high-level meeting centered on strategies to enhance cooperation between NCRIsom and …

NAIROBI — About 67.4 million people in the Horn of Africa (HoA) are food insecure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said in a joint report released Friday. This is a rise from 64.8 million …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Federal Government has issued a warning to local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ordering them to cease any cooperation, whether direct or indirect, with militant groups Al-Shabaab and Daesh or face immediate suspension and legal consequences. In a Thursday statement, the Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, …

HARGEISA — The UK government has initiated intense mediation efforts between the administrations of SSC-Khatumo and Somaliland, who are still in conflict over parts of the Sool and Sanag regions. The UK Ambassador for Somali Affairs, Mike Nithavrianakis, leading this initiative, recently met with the newly appointed peace committee by …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s fragile recovery has been dealt a blow after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a temporary suspension of $125.5 million in aid. The decision, which excludes funding for Israel and Egypt, threatens to unravel critical development projects and worsen the plight of millions of …