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MOGADISHU — The Somali Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) warned on Thursday that El Nino will likely occur in the southern part of the country due to the expected rainy season. The ministry has urged aid agencies in Somalia to closely monitor and prepare for potential flood-related consequences …

UNITED NATIONS/NAIROBI/GENEVA — The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found widespread theft and misuse of aid meant to avert famine. The European Commission gave more than $7 million …

MOGADISHU —  One in four Somalis, or 4.3 million people, face hunger and need urgent assistance due to hostile weather events and other conflicts, the UN and other humanitarian groups operating in the Horn of Africa country said on Monday. In a statement, the aid groups, including World Food Programme, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) reaffirms the Somali government’s commitment to investigate the findings of a recent internal United Nations’ report on incidences of possible aid diversion. The UN and the Federal Government of Somalia have established a joint taskforce that will develop a collective strategy to …

MOGADISHU — Somalia may have been pummelled by drought for five straight seasons, but officials in Mogadishu say the people here won’t give up yet. And Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, the Federal Minister for Environment and Climate Change said this week the three-year dry weather, sometimes punctuated with sudden floods, has …

UNITED NATIONS — A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for the lifting of illegal unilateral sanctions so as to improve international humanitarian work. It is worth noting that illegal unilateral sanctions severely affect the ability of the public sector of the countries concerned to provide basic services such as education …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and Italy on Wednesday launched a new fund to help enhance peace and stability as part of efforts to foster unity and collaboration. Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said the fund, Towards Peace and Stability in Somalia (TPSS), is an initiative that aims to enhance the …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday signed a data-sharing agreement to improve humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The agreement will enable the two UN agencies to deliver assistance more effectively and transparently to the people who need …

MOGADISHU —  A quarter of all people in Somalia are now displaced due to drought and conflict, as the country’s displacement crisis hits record levels, according to a UK-based humanitarian organization. The Islamic Relief said in its latest report, which was released late Wednesday that more than 4.3 million people …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the United States of America signed Tuesday a $92.6 million development agreement. Somali officials said that the agreement aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of stability, economic growth and good governance, and empowerment of Somali future leaders, women and youth. The US is among …