I. Executive SummaryThis document supersedes previous country guidance published by UNHCR on Somalia, including, most recently, the May 2016 UNHCR Position on Returns to Southern and Central Somalia (Update I).1 It is issued against a (more…)
Persistent drought in Horn reaching starvation levels
Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia may be in for a longer spell of food shortages following a fifth straight year of drought in their driest regions. (more…)
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
Nonprofit Feeding Our Future and 200+ Meal Sites in Minnesota Perpetrated the Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme in the Nation (more…)
Building Somalia’s state and security and stabilising the Horn of Africa
HR/VP Blog Post – For decades, Somalia has suffered from being a “failed state” and the current drought is making things worse. The EU is providing economic and humanitarian support to the country while our crisis management missions are helping to stabilise the security situation in a region that is of critical...
Famine Is Imminent in Somalia, Says The UN
Martin Griffiths, a United Nations official, told journalists on Monday that “famine is at the door” in Somalia, following his visit to the worst affected regions in the country. Griffiths, who serves as the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed he was “shocked to his core”...
Poverty has increased in Somalia amid terror attacks: World Bank
Al-Shabaab terrorist group has been carrying out attacks in Somalia for more than a decade (more…)
Drought and hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and region: What to know
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs. (more…)
Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN
World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died (more…)
Terrorists’ use of modern technology in Somalia problematic – UN Security Council
* Unmanned aerial systems are the new weapon terrorists are using for attacks in Somalia. * The UN vows to capacitate Kenya to fight the high-tech war terrorists have waged. * Kenya is a critical partner in the anti-terror war that the US should continue to work with, says Ambassador Jeffrey...
Saudi Arabia launches second Somalia relief phase
RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on Monday inaugurated the second phase of an emergency relief intervention for Somalia to help reduce the effects of drought and famine. Royal Court adviser and KSrelief general supervisor Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah made the announcement. (more…)