Relief

BAIDOA — Five Somali ministers have accused the central government of failing to release $9.6 million in relief funds received from the UAE to begin humanitarian operations in the country. As famine is expected in parts of Somalia between October and December this year, ministers from the states of South West, …

MOGADISHU — More than 60 aid agencies on Monday called on donors to help avert famine in Somalia where 7.8 million people are affected by the severe drought which is ravaging parts of the country. The agencies under the Somalia NGO Consortium, a network of relief agencies operating in Somalia, …

KUWAIT —  Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) launched on Saturday a donation campaign for those who were affected by the floods, torrents and droughts in Somalia, Sudan and Pakistan via its website and its affiliated departments in the Avenues Mall. In a statement to KUNA, KRCS General Secretary Maha Al-Barjas …

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief predicted Tuesday that at least $1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year when two more dry seasons are expected to compound the historic drought that has hit the Horn of Africa …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Tuesday it needs 270 million U.S. dollars in urgent funding for humanitarian aid to 1.8 million Somalis across 52 districts. The FAO, which called for immediate and scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe, said …

MOGADISHU — Parts of Somalia will be hit by famine between October and December as a drought worsens and global food prices surge, the United Nations said on Monday. The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years and experts say the region is on track for …

RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) will launch early next week the second phase of the emergency intervention which will contribute to reducing the repercussions of drought and famine facing Somalia and impacting its citizens, after the end of the first relief phase. This was announced …

MOGADISHU — Somali government dispatched four planes carrying food aid to the Beledweyne and Bulaburte districts in Hiiraan region on Tuesday. Chairman of Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamud Moalim Abdullahi, Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, Mohamed Abukar Zubeyr and other officials who coordinated the aid did not …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched an emergency response to drought in Somalia, with a set of food, health, water and sanitation assistance for the benefit of 25,423 internally displaced persons (IPDs) at the camps of Dolow district, Gedo region, Jubaland, as well as 162,000 heads of …

NEW YORK/GENEVA — United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has released 10 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up emergency aid to Somalia, following its worst drought in 40 years. Catastrophic levels of food insecurity have been declared for the first time since 2017, …