DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is implementing its Warm Winter campaign 2023-2024, under the theme “Humanity First: Hope for Warmth”. In a press release, QRCS said that its foreign representation offices/missions began implementing the campaign which involves a wide range of winterization projects and aid for the benefit …
Read More »QRCS launches warm winter campaign in 13 countries
DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is implementing its Warm Winter campaign 2023-2024, under the theme “Humanity First: Hope for Warmth”. In a press release, QRCS said that its foreign representation offices/missions began implementing the campaign which involves a wide range of winterization projects and aid for the benefit …
Read More »ATMIS facilitates the safe delivery of aid to locals from Al-Shabab attacks
DIINSOOR — African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) personnel stationed at Diinsoor Forward Operating Base (FOB) facilitated the safe delivery of humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the vulnerable populations in Baraaway and its environs. According to a statement from ATMIS, the troops protected the locals and …
Read More »Jubaland forces rescue stranded flood victims
JAMAME — Jubaland troops have rescued families, mostly women and children, who were stranded for two days due to flooding in Jamame me district. Federal MPs, Jubaland Ministers, politicians, senior advisors, and other officials have traveled to the northern areas of the Lower Juba region, especially the areas under Jamame …
Read More »Chinese embassy hands over 1 mln USD to help flood victims in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The Chinese government through the its Ambassador to Somalia on Tuesday donated money to Somali government to alleviate the impacts of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country. Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao handed over the 1 million dollars to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Chairman …
Read More »World Bank funds program to help Somalis cope with flooding, food insecurity
MOGADISHU — The World Bank said it would provide 100 million U.S. dollars in additional financing to help more than 200,000 Somali households benefit from cash transfers to help them cope with flooding and food insecurity. The World Bank-funded Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP) will …
Read More »SoDMA flags off relief supplies to Mahaday district
MOGADISHU — Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Thursday dispatched 30 trucks of relief supplies and an emergency boat to Mahaday district of Middle Shabelle and its environs, Hirshabelle administration in the ongoing efforts to alleviate the impacts of the devastating floods. Dr. Ahmed Abdi Adan, the Deputy Chairman …
Read More »Somalia receives 25,000 tons of wheat aid from Russia
MOGADISHU — Somalia received 25,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid from Russia, which arrived in a cargo ship at Mogadishu’s sea port on Thursday. The shipment was handed over to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) at a ceremony attended by Somali Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Russian …
Read More »Turkish charity donates humanitarian aid to flood victims in Somalia
MOGADISHU — A Turkish charity organization on Thursday handed over humanitarian aid to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) in the capital Mogadishu to help flood victims. The humanitarian assistance from the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) included food packages, mosquito nets, and tents to shelter families displaced by the ongoing …
Read More »Beledweyne receives first aid as floods devastate the region
BELEDWEYNE — The first aid assistance for flood-affected people arrived in Beledweyne town on Tuesday after the Shabelle River burst its banks due to torrential El-Nino rains in the region. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) stated that it had dispatched a plane carrying seven tons of aid to Beledweyne. …
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