PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Hamza Abdi Barre, received in his office a delegation from the United Nations Children’s Fund, led by the Regional Director for East and Southern Africa of UNICEF, Mohamed Fall. The Prime Minister and the UNICEF delegation discussed important …

DOHA — Doha will host on January 25 and 26 the 42nd meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, which will be preceded by a two-day preparatory meeting for senior officials. The 42nd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs will discuss a number …

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, or KSrelief, continues to provide humanitarian assistance to people across the world, with the latest initiatives covering Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen and Lebanon. On Thursday, KSrelief inked an agreement with the International Medical Corps. The pact was co-signed by KSrelief’s Assistant …

RIYADH — Under the patronage of King Salman, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is organizing the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum on Feb. 20-21 in Riyadh. In partnership with the UN and its humanitarian organizations, the RIHF will be attended by humanitarian leaders, patrons and researchers from …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 1,500 food packages to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various camps in Daynile and Garasbale on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, from which 10,872 people benefited. The aid is part of the continued assistance provided under the ‘Somalia Hunger Appeal’ campaign launched by Qatar …

DUBAI —  The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed 4,000 winter bags in camps for displaced people in Somalia, benefiting 24,000 people. In cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the initiative aims to provide clothing, shelter bags, tents, and necessary supplies to underprivileged people in …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank approved $50 million in additional financing through an International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) grant for the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II (SURP-II). This will provide critical resources to scale-up the project’s ongoing support to a total of $70 million for drought-induced internally displaced …

WASHINGTON —  The World Bank approved $75 million in financing for the Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP), which aims to support Somalia as is builds state legitimacy, reduces institutional fragmentation, and strengthens institutions for improved service delivery. The SERP is co-financed by both an International Development Assistance (*IDA) …

MOGADISHU —  UN Somalia has trained more than 400 journalists on Climate Change and Humanitarian Crisis (CC & HC) reporting. The training, which comes on the backdrop of the worst drought in 40 years, was organised by the Office of the Special Envoy on the Humanitarian Crisis and Drought. “As …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday warned of a dire humanitarian situation in Somalia with famine fast approaching. The FAO said there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of rural communities, which are amongst those at …