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MOGADISHU — Somalia has implemented an overdue ban on single-use plastic bags to reduce pollution and align the country with regional and global environmental efforts. “From now on, plastic bags are banned. Anyone found using or selling them will face strict legal action,” said Police Spokesman Abdifitah Adan Hassan. The ban, announced …

GEVEVA —  The State of Qatar called on the international community to continue and increase the provision of humanitarian and developmental aid and technical assistance to strengthen the human rights capacity-building efforts of the Federal Republic of Somalia and implement its national and international obligations in alignment with its priorities. …

MOGADISHU — Acting UN envoy for Somalia, James Swan, has called on the international community to ramp up financial assistance to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Somalia. In an address to the UN Security Council, Swan emphasized the impact of climate shocks, conflict, disease, and widespread poverty, which continue …

MOGADISHU — Amidst an intensifying humanitarian crisis due to severe river flooding in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, particularly affecting the Afgoye district, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has initiated a significant relief operation. Trucks filled with food aid, including essentials like wheat and dates, alongside other critical supplies, have been …

MOGADISHU, Somalia — In a move to strengthen humanitarian efforts within Somalia, Chairman Mahamud Moallim Abdulle of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) welcomed a delegation from Mercy Corps-Somalia, led by Daud Adan Jiran, at the agency’s headquarters. The meeting, which took place recently, aimed to discuss strategies and ongoing …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia and Visa, a global leader in digital payments have signed a partnership agreement aimed at helping accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Somalia through digital financial inclusion and digital transformation with relevant institutions in Somalia. The …

AFGOI — The Shabelle River has overflowed its banks, flooding to areas in Lower Shabelle Region. The floodwaters have already begun to impact Sabiib area under Afgoi District as residents face difficult situation prompting early warnings from relevant agencies . Residents living in the area said that the flood affected …

GARASBALE — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has successfully delivered aid to 2,000 families in the Garasbaaley district, which lies outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, focusing on those most vulnerable. The aid distribution targeted individuals with disabilities, people with special needs, and those displaced by ongoing conflicts and severe drought …

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, …

NAIROBI — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Chairman Mahamud Moallim  Abdulle and the Director-General of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Dr. Eng. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering cooperation in Disaster Management through Advanced Early Warning Systems (EWS) …