Relief

MOGADISHU — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought in Somalia following three consecutive failed rainy seasons that have decimated crops and livestock. People’s coping mechanisms have been eroded, forcing thousands to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance …

MOGADISHU — Somalia government has on Monday received a donation of food aid from United Arab Emirates, in Mogadishu as relations between Somalia and the Gulf nation slowly resumes to normalcy after three years of frosty relations following the seizure of $9.6M money that belonged to the UAE by Somali …

MOGADISHU — Turkiye’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has been operating in Somalia since 2011 conducting development and humanitarian projects. TIKA said its concept of developmental projects is based on win-win with the country where it operates and the country it represents. The group said it differs from a Western-style development …

LONDON  — The UK has announced additional $8 million to support humanitarian efforts in Somalia. UK Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer announced the new funding during a visit to Somalia this week. The funding is in addition to $10 million announced by UK Minister for …

MOGADISHU — Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, received in his office the UK Special Representative for Famine and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer. PM Roble spoke with Nick Dyer and his entourage about the drought situation in the country and how to provide relief to …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) has provided urgent relief aid to 6,000 drought-affected people in the city of Garbaharrey of the Gedo region in Somalia’s Jubaland State to help them meet their urgent needs. The aid included food supplies sufficient for a family for a whole month, in addition to …

MOGADISHU — Diplomatic relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been at their lowest point since 2018, when Somalia accused the small Gulf country of interfering in its internal affairs and instigating chaos. In 2018, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency seized three suitcases at Mogadishu’s international airport …

MOGADISHU —  A soup kitchen in the Somali capital run by the Turkish Red Crescent feeds 3,150 people daily and distributes food to many parts of Mogadishu. The Turkish humanitarian organization has been working in the drought-stricken country since 2011 when Somalia was witnessing one of the deadliest famines in …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdisaid Muse Ali met with Luca Maestripieri in Mogadishu and exchanged views on Italy’s developments strategy towards Somalia. The Minister thanked Italy for its longstanding support of Somalia’s reconstruction and economic development efforts. ”It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Luca Maestripieri, Director …

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 …