UAE delivers third batch of food aid to Somalia following resumption of relations Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The third of humanitarian aid from the UAE arrived in Mogadishu today as relations between Somalia and the Gulf nation rebuilt following about two years of unease. Humanitarian Affairs… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News UN sounds alarm on rapidly worsening drought GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Somalia is staring at a potential catastrophe if necessary interventions are not taken to…
1 min read Storyline:National News Plane carrying relief aid lands in Aden Adde Airport from UAE GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: A plane carrying humanitarian aid for the drought-hit Somali People has landed at the Aden Adde International Airport from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ready to receive the…
1 min read Storyline:National News UK announces additional $8m drought relief to Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: In an effort to cushion drought-stricken Somalia from further effects of famine, UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer has announced an additional $8…
1 min read Storyline:World PM Roble discusses relief assistance with UAE aid officials GOOBJOOG NEWS/ABU DHABI: The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has today met with United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) aid organizations to discuss humanitarian assistance to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UK announces $10m to reach 500,000 starving Somalis GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: A new UK funding will cushion about half a million Somalis from hunger as the country faces a vicious drought that has plunged more than half of population…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN ups Somalia aid appeal to $1.5b for 2022 as two million more sink into starvation GOOBJOOG NEWS|NEW YORK: Somalia will need $1.5 billion in 2022 to provide life-saving food assistance to nearly half of the population, the UN has said noting the number of those in…
1 min read Storyline:National News Six people die in Galmudug due to severe drought-official GOOBJOOG NEWS|MUDUG: Six people are reported to have succumbed to the severe drought that has ravaged the southern Mudug region of Galmudug state and parts of Galgadud. While speaking to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Save the Children appeals for emergency response as drought ravages Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The aid group Save the Children has added its voice to calls for urgent humanitarian response to the unfolding drought conditions in Somalia which have since claimed lives…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia declares drought emergency as UN warns of looming famine GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia has declared a state of emergency on the ongoing drought that has driven millions to the brink of starvation as the UN warns the country was edging…