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MOGADISHU — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Sunday that it requires 1.42 billion U.S. dollars in 2025 to ramp up humanitarian operations in Somalia, where 5.98 million people are in need of assistance. The OCHA, which launched the Somalia 2025 Humanitarian Needs and …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency, Mohamed Moalim Abdulle on Friday held a meeting with the Head of the USAID office in Somalia, Catie Lott. The meeting discussed strengthening the cooperation between SoDMA and USAID on the U.S funded projects. Discussions also focused on ways to …

MOGADISHU — The Chairperson of the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamed Moallim Abdulle on Thursday attended the launch of a project being implemented by USAID in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday. The project, which has an estimated budget of $29 million, is set to benefit 80,000 vulnerable Somali households. …

MOGADISHU — The United States, through USAID, is providing nearly $29 million in additional assistance to build resilience and improve food security for Somalia’s most vulnerable people. In Somalia, an estimated 6.9 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2024 due to the combined impacts of severe weather events, insecurity, disease …

BAIDOA — Youth voices took center stage at a conference in Baidoa, where Somali leaders and activists convened from December 5 to 9 to discuss South West State’s Anti-Corruption Aid Bill. The bill aims to combat the diversion of humanitarian aid, a persistent issue impacting marginalized communities across Somalia. Aisha …

MOGADISHU  — The Somali government has ramped up its efforts to repatriate nationals from foreign African countries, successfully facilitating the return of 230 citizens who were stranded or detained over the past five days. This repatriation process, supported by the United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), …

MOGADISHU — A group of 47 Somali citizens stranded in Madagascar have been successfully repatriated to their homeland. The operation, authorised by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, underscores the government’s commitment to protecting its citizens, particularly those facing hardship abroad. Tragically, 28 Somalis lost their lives during the perilous journey to Madagascar. …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Thursday announced that it successfully brought back 161 of its citizens stranded in Libya through the United Nations-backed Voluntary Humanitarian Return program. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed Moallim Fiqi said 74 of those nationals returned to Hargeisa in northwestern Somalia, while 87 others …

MOGADISHU — In a strategic move to strengthen ties with Somalia’s largest charity, the British non-governmental organization Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF) has officially rebranded as Zamzam Foundation UK. The rebranding follows a partnership agreement with the Zamzam Foundation, a Somalia-based humanitarian organization, aimed at expanding aid and development …

RIYADH — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Amb. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, and the Minister of Livestock, Hassan Hussein Mohamed, attended the official opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, …