Humanitarian Affairs

The UK has announced a £24.6 million aid support to bolster war against drought in Somalia warning the Horn of Africa country was still on the verge of a famine.…

As diplomats gather in London for Somalia humanitarian conference tomorrow, the lives of 2.7 million people hang in the balance By Fauxile Kibet Foreign donor aid has over the years…

“The situation is extremely fragile, and we are close to seeing another famine. The projections are stark,” said Serge Tissot, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Representative in South Sudan. Should this…

Aid agencies in Somaliland have termed the recent government directive banning certain forms of female genital mutilation counter-productive in eradicating the practice. Save the Children, CARE International and International Rescue…

The head of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia today underlined the importance of improving communities’ resilience to better withstand the effects of recurring droughts, such as famines. “After a…

By Yusuf Osman SHABELLE RIVER, one of the two rivers alongside Jubba River which form the bedrock of livelihood for millions in Somalia has for the third time in a…

The drought situation in parts of Puntland has worsened with locals forced to travel distances to find drinking water, a government official has said. Karkar regional governor Abdullahi Mohamed Barre…

The UN has warned the drought situation in Somalia still remains critical warning of a ‘strong possibility that famine-type conditions would develop’. UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq…

The first group of Somalis stranded in Libya jails arrived in Mogadishu today as the government moves to evacuate them following reports of human slavery in the North African nation.…