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MOGADISHU — The Somali government has on Tuesday begun distributing an aid shipment from received from the UAE to assist with the country’s current drought. Somali Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Khadija Mohamed Diriye said the government has started to distribute the aid to Garbaharey, Beledweyne and Hudur which are one …

MOGADISHU — United Arab Emirates has delivered 26 tons of Humanitarian Aid to Somalia today on Friday, as part of the drought relief program, SONNA reported. The aid packages contained nutritious food and medical aid. Minister of Humanitarian affairs and Disaster Management and chairlady of the National Drought Relief Committee, …

MOGADISHU —  The Drought Relief Committee (DRC) appointed by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has begun distributing the Government’s drought relief allocation. The committee, chaired by Somalia’s Minister of Relief and Disaster Management Khadijo Mohamed Diriye, handing over financial aid to drought-affected people …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Abdiwahab Ugas Hussein Khalif, received in his office WFP Representative in Somalia, Elkhidir Daluum, and discussed in depth how to strengthen the ministry’s partnership with WFP. The meeting focused on expanding cooperation between the two sides, with the signing of a …

BELEDWEYNE — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has set up a solar system at the Ugas Khalif International Airport in Beledweyne and has also started on the construction of sanitary facilities for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hirshabelle State. These Quick Impact Projects are aimed at enhancing security …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development has hailed the inauguration of IGAD’s Centre for Climate Adaption and Environmental Protection (CAEP) in Somalia. The centre was officially launched in Mogadishu on Thursday, 23 December 2021 by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’, accompanied by the Intergovernmental Authority on …

BAIDOA — Somalia’s climate crisis is a problem created by industrialized nations, Somali presidential spokesman Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi told Anadolu Agency on Friday. “Frequent catastrophes caused by droughts and floods are caused by climate change which is also leading to a widespread gradual destruction in the country’s environment,” he said. …

MOGADISHU —  Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year. The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and analyze and disseminate new information on climate change …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian action office on Monday announced that it launched a 2022 humanitarian response plan for Somalia, seeking $1.5 billion to assist 5.5 million people in need. The figure includes 3.2 million women and girls, 3.5 million children, 8,000 people with disabilities, and 2,000 elderly, according a …

MOGADISHU — The number of people displaced by the ongoing drought and famine in Somalia is increasing every day with new arrivals in the main cities seeking humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian agencies say the situation could escalate if expected seasonal rains do not begin in the next few weeks. The disaster …