MOGADISHU — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said it has a funding gap of 297 million U.S. dollars to meet humanitarian needs in Somalia for the next six months. Without additional funding, the WFP’s critical operations in Somalia will face pipeline breaks by mid-year, it warned in a …
Read More »Somalia, UN agencies appeal for sustained funding to avert hunger
MOGADISHU — Somalia and United Nations agencies on Wednesday appealed for adequate funding, warning that drought, conflict, and high food prices could push 4.4 million people into hunger. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination …
Read More »SoDMA chief receives WFP regional director for eastern Africa in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Mahamoud Moallim Abdulle, on Saturday received Mr. Laurent Bukera, WFP Regional Director for Eastern Africa, to the agency’s headquarters in Somalia. This important meeting provided an opportunity for the two officials to engage in detailed discussions regarding the …
Read More »WFP seeks nearly $255M to scale up humanitarian aid in Somalia until May
MOGADISHU — The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday that it requires 254.7 million U.S. dollars in net funding to enhance humanitarian assistance in Somalia until May, with roughly 5.98 million people forecast to need aid by then. “The humanitarian situation remains critical due to anticipated poor rainfall, drier …
Read More »WFP wins Nobel peace prize for efforts to combat hunger
OSLO — The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, revealed the 2020 laureate at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, where coronavirus restrictions drastically reduced the usual throng of reporters in attendance. Reiss-Andersen said the committee gave the award to the WFP because it wanted to “turn the eyes …
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