Urgent funding needed to scale up Concern’s life-saving response in Somalia Storyline:National News CONCERN|MOGADISHU: Concern’s team in Somalia has warned that international donors must urgently provide funding to enable humanitarian organisations to scale up their response to prevent the current drought from deteriorating… 4 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:National News Somali officials issue urgent call for aid to curb famine deaths VOA AMERICA|WAJID: Officials and aid workers in Somalia’s drought-stricken south say the area is expecting many deaths from famine if aid is not quickly scaled up. Somalia’s South West state…
3 mins read Storyline:National News National disaster management agency, FMS Ministers meet in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) today convened the first official meeting with state ministries of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to chart a common course in light…
2 mins read Storyline:World Somali envoy calls for more UN aid for country on brink of famine AFP|NEW YORK: Somalia’s special envoy to the United Nations sought Wednesday to draw attention to the gravity of the crisis in his destitute country in order to mobilise more aid.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Aid agencies appeal to donors to avert famine in Somalia XINHUA|MOGADISHU: More than 60 aid agencies on Monday called on donors to help avert famine in Somalia where 7.8 million people are affected by the severe drought which is ravaging…
1 min read Storyline:National News USAID inks deal with UNICEF to support drought displaced students in Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The U.S government has announced $1.5 million to ensure students displaced by the ongoing drought in Somalia continue with their studies unhindered. The US international aid development arm, USAID…
2 mins read Storyline:World Ukraine to ship 28,600 tons of grain to famine-stricken Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|KYIEV: Ukraine is set to ship 28,600 tons of grain to famine-stricken Somalia in the next few weeks, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Twitter. “Ukraine continues to save the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News More than 700 children have died in Somalia nutrition centres, U.N. says REUTERS|MOGADISHU: Hundreds of children have died in nutrition centres across Somalia, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, a day after the global body warned that parts of the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News UN humanitarian chief says ‘famine at the door’ in Somalia AlJAZEERA|MOGADISHU: The UN humanitarian chief has warned that parts of Somalia are on the brink of famine after being hit by four failed rainy seasons that have caused a devastating…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Ship with Ukraine wheat for drought-hit Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti AFP|DJIBOUTI: A UN-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday. The bulk carrier MV Brave Commander, which is…
