Relief

MOGADISHU — Over 30 Somali Journalists and some selected Editors have begun a three-day training on Humanitarian and Climate Change Reporting in Mogadishu today. Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) organized the Media Training. The training aims to equip the Journalists and the Editors with skills and knowledge on how …

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed 140 tons of food baskets in Somalia on Monday. The aid benefited 12,000 in-need, displaced and drought-affected people in the African nation, wrote state agency SPA. The philanthropic organization also distributed 570 winter bags in Pakistan, benefiting …

DUBAI  — The International Humanitarian City (IHC) promptly responded to and supported the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the dispatch and transport of much-needed aid to Mogadishu, Somalia, following a deadly car bombing that claimed the lives of more than 120 people and injured at least 300 others. A consignment …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity  has distributed about 5,000 food baskets to the displaced and those affected by drought in Mogadishu, Baidoa, Gedo, and Lower Juba. These baskets contain essential food items that suffice for a month, 1,200 affected families, about 7,200 beneficiaries, benefited from these distributions. The project implementation comes …

MOGADISHU — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed 70 tons of food aid to displaced people in Hadar and Wajid areas in South West State of Somalia, benefiting 6,000 individuals. KSRelief’s project to support food security in Somalia, has seen the distribution of more than 2,800 …

HOUSTON — Coastline Exploration Limited (“Coastline”), the upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, is donating $1.4m in food aid to 6,000 households in Somalia to help with the famine relief effort. The food will be donated across three areas, Barawe in South West, Hobyo in Galmudug, and Kismayo in Jubaland, with 2,000 …

MOGADISHU — Humanitarian organizations need an additional US$1 billion in funding to reach 7.6 million people targeted for humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The increased requirement for the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) comes against the backdrop of rapidly mounting needs and a corresponding scale-up in humanitarian action. “We are facing …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) distributed food supplies to former disabled Somali military veterans in Martini hospital in Mogadishu on Friday. Speaking to the media, the director of the aid department of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mrs. Sahra Ali underlined that the aid handed over …

DOHA — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has announced the launch of its annual “Warm Winter” winterisation campaign. Under the theme “Humanity First: We Give Them Warmth”, the new drive is aimed at providing QR13.5m worth of winter projects/aid for the benefit of 261,300 people in 14 countries. Ali bin …

MOGADISHU — UAE relief efforts continue to provide support to the Somali people by meeting the needs of more than 2.5 million residents affected by drought. A UAE aid ship carrying over 1,000 tonnes of food and relief items arrived at the port of the capital, Mogadishu, last month in …