Relief

BELETWEYN (SoOHA) – The first plane carrying aid to flood victims in the central Hiran Region after the Shabelle River burst its banks landed at the Beledweyn airport yesterday 27 October. According to reports, the plane was also carrying members of the floods management committee set up by Prime Minister …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The United States has announced $257 million aid support for Somalia adding to close to half a million dollars the U.S government has donated to support humanitarian efforts in Somali this year. USAID assistant administrator Diana Putman said the funding will support humanitarian efforts within the country …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Up to one million people in Somalia will receive lifesaving food and clean water to help stop starvation and malnutrition thanks to new UK funding announced today. Minister for Africa Andrew Stephenson has announced that UK aid will provide extra food, water, and medicine to help vulnerable …

NEW YORK (SoOHA) – Every year on World Humanitarian Day, people across the globe rally support for humanitarian aid workers who dedicate their lives to helping the most vulnerable. It marks the day in 2003, when the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked by terrorists, killing 22 people, including …

BRUSSELS (SoOHA) – The European Commission announced on 7 August a further €50 million in emergency humanitarian funding to help the people hit by drought in the Horn of Africa. The funding will support drought-affected communities in Somalia (€25 million), Ethiopia (€20 million), Kenya (€3 million) and Uganda (€2 million). With many …

Traders in the local cattle market located in Sharjah have been advising early customers of sacrificial animals for Eid Al Adha to wait till next week as the shipment of livestock from India arriving soon. The market situated adjacent to the Rolla Bus Station in Sharjah has been one of …

NAIROBI (SoOHA) – King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) delivered yesterday 120 tons of dates to the World Food Programme in Nairobi to be distributed to needy people in Somalia, in the presence of Saudi Deputy Ambassador to Kenya Hamza Al-Qurashi; Head of the WFP Office in Somalia …

Last month, the aid community in Somalia issued an urgent call for support as unexpectedly poor rains have left 2.2 million people facing severe or emergency food insecurity — half a million more than originally predicted. The United Nations is asking for $710 million to provide emergency assistance to a third of Somalis by the end of the …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 185 million dollars in humanitarian assistance to help Somali people facing acute food shortage. USAID administrator Mark Green said in a statement issued on Monday evening that the funds will address food insecurity and acute malnutrition, and deliver safe …

DOHA (SoOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the largest humanitarian relief initiative entitled ‘For Humanity (4H)’ to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable refugees across the globe. The 4H campaign aims to reach out to more than 300,000 refugees and displaced persons in Yemen, Syria, …