Relief

DOHA — In light of the problematic drought conditions in the Republic of Somalia, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in cooperation with Qatar Charity (QC), sent urgent food aid, to drought- affected people in Somalia. The aid contained 2,000 tons of food supplies for the benefit of more than 200,000 …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Mohamud Abdulle Moallim met with Ambassador Ahmed Juma Al-Rumaysi of the United Arab Emirates in Mogadishu and discussed the role of the UAE government in addressing drought issues and development projects. Moallim thanked the government and people of …

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 …

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 …

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 …