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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…)

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…)

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…)

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…)