Lawyer and human rights advocate Nyadol Nyuon no longer shares pictures of her children online, fearing for their safety as a result of the sustained abuse she has experienced on social media. (more…)
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Somalia: Hunger threatens one in four people in the country
About one in four people in Somalia is at risk of severe famine due to the drought that is hitting the country, after three years with minimal rainfall and a fourth in view, at a time when the country has been raging for decades, the UN warned today. (more…)
IGAD says upcoming polls in Kenya, Somalia a litmus test for constitutionalism – Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 17 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged Kenya and Somalia to ensure democratic and peaceful national elections describing impending polls as a litmus test to constitutionalism. (more…)
Severe drought affects over 3.5 million people in Somalia
More than 3.5 million people in Somalia's Galgaduud region are facing the threat of food and water shortages due to continuously worsening drought. The number of people facing the crisis may rise to 4.6 million, nearly one-third of the country's population, by May next year. (more…)
UN meet to discuss Kenya’s deadline to close Kakuma, Dadaab refugee camps
Kenyan government ultimatum to close refugee camps by June 2022 will take centre stage at the United Nations deliberations in Geneva, Switzerland. (more…)
Somalia: Joint Market and Supply Chain Update, 28th November, 2021— 05th December, 2021
Key messages* November Bossaso port statistics released this week indicate that Livestock export volumes increased by 15% compared to the previous month and remained the same compared to the same period last year. (more…)
Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
NEW YORK — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary-General’s latest report on the (more…)
Somalia Drought Snapshot as of 2 December 2021
Somalia is the most severely drought affected country in the Horn of Africa due to the cumulative effects of three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, (more…)
HOW TO REDUCE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE SCARCITY FOOD, WATER, AND DROUGHT IN SOMALIA
Over two decades of conflict have left 1.1 million Somalis displaced in their own country, and almost a million as refugees in neighbouring countries. High food prices, combined with frequent droughts and floods have compounded poverty and continue to threaten livelihoods. ‘Reliefweb’. (more…)
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE SCARCITY OF FOOD, WATER, AND DROUGHT IN SOMALIA
Over two decades of conflict have left 1.1 million Somalis displaced in their own country, and almost a million as refugees in neighbouring countries. High food prices, combined with frequent droughts and floods have compounded poverty and continue to threaten livelihoods. ‘Reliefweb’. (more…)