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April 17
Somalia: Food Insecurity Plagues Somalia's Displaced
In Somalia, an estimated 4 million people--or one-fifth of the population--face acute food insecurity; 3.8 million people are displaced from their homes; and 1.7 million children… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Somalia: WFP Requires $364 Million in 6 Months to Scale Up Activities in Somalia
The World Food Program (WFP) has said it requires 364 million U.S. dollars in net funding across all activities to scale up humanitarian assistance in Somalia between December 2023… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Somalia: UN Ramps Up Mitigation Measures in Wake of El Nino in Somalia
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said Monday its Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) Unit is ramping up mitigation measures,… Read more »
August 10, 2023
East Africa: WFP Says 76.7 Mln People Food Insecure in Eastern Africa
The UN World Food Program (WFP) said that some 76.7 million people were food insecure in Eastern Africa as of early July, a decrease compared to the lean season in 2022. Read more »
November 24, 2022
East Africa: WFP Warns Drought Leading to Food Insecurity, Acute Malnutrition in Horn of Africa
MOGADISHU - The impact of drought in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia has led to food insecurity and a high level of acute malnutrition, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Somalia: Children Are Dying of Hunger Amid a Severe Drought
Baidoa, Somalia -- Almost half of the 16 million people who live in Somalia are facing extreme hunger. More than a third of the east African nation's 5 million children under the… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Somalia: Coastline Donates U.S.$1.4 Million in Food Aid to 6,000 Households in Somalia to Help Tackle Famine
Coastline Exploration Limited ("Coastline"), the upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, is donating $1.4m in food aid to 6,000 households in Somalia to help with the… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Ukraine to Provide Ethiopia, Somalia With 50,000 Metric Tons of Free Wheat
Ukraine's Cabinet Ministry said that it will reimburse Ethiopia and Somalia for Hr 420 million ($11.4 million) worth of wheat. On Sept. 17, a ship carrying 30,000 metric tons of… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Somalia: The UN Says Famine Will Reach Parts of Somalia Later This Year
The United Nations says "famine is at the door" in Somalia with "concrete indications" famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just short of a… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Somalia: UN Relief Chief in Somalia for the 2nd Day for Talks On Drought
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths is in Somalia for a visit to see his own eyes on the ongoing humanitarian… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Somalia: WFP Scales Up Support for Millions Who Affected by Drought
As the threat of famine looms in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Somalia: WFP Chief Visits Somalia Amid Severe Drought
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre on Thursday received the Director General of the WFP, David Beasley at his office in Mogadishu. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Somalia: FAO Appeals for Over U.S.$130 Million to Assist 882,000 People Across Drought-Hit Somalia
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) office in Somalia said on Friday that it urgently required $131.4 million to assist 882,000 people across the Horn of Africa… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Somalia: UN Provides U.S.$9.5 Million for Famine Prevention in Somalia
The United Nations humanitarian agency has provided 9.5 million U.S. dollars to provide immediate assistance to communities in areas at the highest risk of famine in Somalia. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Somalia: Organization of Islamic Cooperation Calls for Urgent Action to Avert Famine
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been following, with deep concern, the worsening situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia due to… Read more »
East Africa: Over 37 Million People Face Acute Hunger in Horn of Africa, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that more than 37 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger, as the region experiences one of the… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Provides U.S.$476 Million in Aid to Somalia Amid Drought
MOGADISHU - The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $476 million in critical humanitarian and development… Read more »
July 24, 2022
Somalia: First Miraa Consignment Set to Leave for Somalia On Sunday
The first miraa consignment is expected to leave for Somalia Sunday, 24th July 2022. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Somalia: Hunger Leaves Children Susceptible to Diseases
The worst ongoing drought in 40 years in war-torn Somalia has left children weak, hungry, and susceptible to diseases. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Somalia: FAO Appeals for U.S.$172 Million to Help Avert Famine and Humanitarian Catastrophe
Rome - With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions, urgent life-saving and livelihood assistance is needed to avert a… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Somalia: UN Urges Scale-Up in Resources to Avert Famine in Somalia
The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to prevent famine in Somalia. Read more »
June 25, 2022
Somalia: UN Body Seeks U.S.$993 Million to Prevent Famine, Tackle Drought in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday it's seeking 993.3 million U.S. dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and… Read more »
Somalia: UN Body Seeks U.S.$993 Million to Prevent Famine, Tackle Drought
The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday it's seeking 993.3 million U.S. dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and respond to… Read more »
June 05, 2022
Somalia: UN Warns of Increased Risk of Famine Amid Acute Food Insecurity
Severe drought is putting some areas in central and southern Somalia at an increased risk of famine as acute food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality worsen, the United Nations… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Somalia: UN Says 7.7 Million in Need of Humanitarian Aid in Somalia
TOPSHOT - Yurub Abdi Jama, 35 years old and mother of 8 children, walks while holding a cup in an informal settlement of internally displaced people in the outskirts of the city of… Read more »
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