Relief

DADAAB (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed dry food supplies to 1,000 Somali refugee families living in the Dadaab camp in Kenya to help them cope with the acute food shortage. The distribution of food supplies was carried out at a cost of QR 200,000 through QC’s field office …

KISMAYO (SOHA) – The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has distributed 824 tonnes of food items to 6,000 families — around 30,000 people — in the drought-stricken area of Jubaland in Somalia. The food aid was distributed as part of the Foundation’s first phase of relief assistance this season …

GOLWEYN (SOHA) – The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia sent its first batch of emergency aid to help thousands of people displaced by floods in Lower Shabelle region where heavy floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains continue to hamper relief efforts. Flash floods have swept away homes, cut off roads …

OSLOW (SOHA) – Norway will provide a further NOK 30 million to alleviate the situation in Somalia. The funds will be channelled through the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, which is administered by the UN, and through Save the Children Norway and Norwegian Church Aid. ‘Over the last year, Somalia has been …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) distributed food baskets to 500 families affected by the Cyclone Sagar, which hit the coasts of northern Somalia. The food aid was provided immediately after the disaster occurred. The charity is also preparing to distribute more food baskets soon. Director of the QC office …

DOHA (SOHA) – A joint campaign to support Somalia will be launched in Qatar on Sunday by four Qatari humanitarian organisations, namely Qatar Red Crescent Society, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Education Above All Foundation. The campaign is under the supervision of Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities and supported by Qatar …

More than 35,000 needy people have benefited from Ramadan projects worth over QR1m which are being implemented by Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (HBJ Foundation) in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Humanitarian Funds (INSANIA)  in five African countries. The beneficiary countries are Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Zimbabwe …

ANKARA (SOHA) – The head of the Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) Kerem Kinik said the aid agency aimed to reach a total of 10 million people during the Holy month of Ramadan. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview, Kinik said Kizilay delivered aid and was operating in more …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Ugandan government today donated foodstuff to flood-affected families in Golwayn, in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The lorry-loads of assorted food consisting of rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil and milk, was delivered through the Ugandan AMISOM contingent. Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha flagged …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The World Food Program is calling for stronger international support for hundreds of thousands of Somalis impacted by some of the heaviest rains to hit their country in three decades. The rainfall that began last month has caused widespread flooding and damage in central, south and north …