Relief

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – When Sahra Koshin first returned to Somalia from the Netherlands in 2008, she was full of hope and courage. Eager to use her expertise in gender development to rebuild her wartorn country, she immediately started work with one of the many UN agencies in Mogadishu. “The moment …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – US Ambassador to Somalia Donald Y. Yamamoto held a roundtable discussion with organizations that work with the people and government of Somalia to overcome humanitarian crises. Joining Ambassador Yamamoto were representatives from the UN World Food Program, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, UNICEF, Mercy Corps, International Medical …

SHANGHAI (SoOHA) – Ships carrying thousands of tonnes of rice set off from Huangpu Port in Shanghai on Friday for Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan to help these countries cope with their food security crisis. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) China Office held …

The aid agency Oxfam published a report this week warning that up to 1.7 million people in Somaliland are in critical need of humanitarian assistance.  This number has increased by hundreds of thousands in recent months. Radio Ergo correspondent Ilyas Abdi asked OXFAM’s head of communications in Somalia, Abdiaziz Ali …

KISMAYO (SOHA) – King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 1,000 food baskets, weighing 74 tons, to needy people in the Kismayo province of Jubaland, Somalia, benefiting 6,000 people. This aid comes within the humanitarian and relief efforts provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through King Salman Center …

KISMAYO (SOHA) – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center distributed here yesterday 3,000 emergency food baskets, weighing 270 tons, to flood-affected people, benefiting 18,000 individual . This assistance comes within the humanitarian and relief efforts offered by the Kingdom, represented the Center, to help many needy people in …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) distributed urgently today 1000 food baskets to the people affected from floods in Beledweyne Town, in central Hiraan Region of Republic of Somalia. The 74 tons will benefit 36,000 individuals in need. The aid comes within the framework of …

BURAO (SOHA) –  Close to 150 drought-displaced families in Burao town in northern Somalia’s Togdheer region are facing hunger and lack access to basic services. Local officials said the pastoralist families uprooted from their homes are now camping in Dudub-dilo village, 180km east of Burao town. Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, Dudub-dilo …

The Somali government and humanitarian agencies last week launched the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). The plan states that $1.08 billion is needed to stave off a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, following continued drought effects and other factors such as protracted conflicts in various parts of the country. Radio Ergo’s …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The humanitarian situation in Somalia continues to be unpredictable and volatile and is among the most complex and long-standing protracted crisis in the world. It is predicted that at least a third (4.2 million) of Somalia’s (12.3 million) people will require humanitarian and protection services in 2019. …