Tag: Drought
Somali government vows to crackdown on aid diversion
The Somali government has announced a crackdown on aid diversion following following a UN investigation uncovering extensive theft and misuse of aid ...Ahmed Abdi Osman ‘Farole’: A Young Visionary Reshaping Somalia’s Future Through Environmental Activism
Somalia is reeling from a series of climate disasters that have sparked severe and lasting humanitarian emergencies. Droughts, famines and floods have ...Amnesty calls for ‘urgent investigation’ in Las Anod amid fighting
Amnesty International has on Thursday called for “urgent” probe in Somalia’s northwestern city of Las Anod amid recurring clashes between forces of ...UN Chief meets Somalia’s leader in ‘historic’ visit to Mogadishu
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu in a visit described by the Somali presidency ...Somali president says ‘defeat’ of al-Shabaab militants within sight
Somalia’s president has expressed confidence that his new military offensive against al-Shabaab will “defeat” the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group that has long terrorised ...Somalia working to ‘stop violence’ amid Somaliland tension
Somalia is working closely to restore peace in its northern breakaway region of Somaliland amid heightening tensions between the region’s authorities and local clan ...US calls for more humanitarian aid to Somalia amid famine
The first US Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 called on the international community on Sunday to give more as the ...IRC calls for urgent support to East Africa as famine looms
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called on donors need to provide urgent support to save lives in East Africa and not ...Japan to provide $14 million for the export of Ukrainian wheat to Somalia
Japan has pledged an Emergency Grant Aid of $14 million to provide food support to Somalia in light of the devastating drought ...Thousands of Somali refugees arrive in Dadaab camp amid drought
Over 55,000 refugees from Somalia have flocked into Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp in the last two months as extreme drought in Horn ...