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30 Apr 2022 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Over 20 Million People In Africa In Dire Need Of Food And Water

$200 Million USD added to aid package for Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia. UN estimates requirement exceeds $4.4 Billion USD. 20 million people facing starvation.

24 Feb 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States

The Sahel, Somalia Face Food Shortages In "Lean Season"

Conflict, extreme weather and COVID-19 restrictions have put immense pressure on The Sahel and Somalia. Experts warn of widespread food crisis in coming months

7 Jan 2022 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Somalia WASH Cluster Calls For $53 Million USD Through May 2022

Rrgent funding required to tackle water scarcity, displacement and disease brought on by catastrophic drought affecting millions of people throughout the country. Seasonal rains are predicted to fail for fourth consecutive year.

5 Dec 2021 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Somalia Launches National Water Resources Strategy

Broad-based national consultation process towards the development of the NWRS and national priorities, conducted throughout 2020, involved government ministries, development partners, experts and international and local NGOs.

1 Nov 2021 CAIRO

Egypt, Somalia Explore Water Projects

Egypt seeks to strengthen influence in the Horn of Africa

26 May 2021 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Somalia In 2021: Conflict, Climate Change, Human Displacement

Drought-like weather patterns, locust infestation and continued armed conflict challenge Somalia in 2021. UN agency calls for renewed efforts to respond and prepare.

22 Apr 2021 Mogadishu

Call For Aid As Somalia Faces Severe Drought

Somalia teeters on the brink of another humanitarian disaster as the country continues to struggle with drought, devastating locusts and the effects of COVID-19.

"If the rains don’t come, I don’t know how people and livestock will survive."

17 Mar 2021 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Floods, Locusts, Disease: Somalia's Humanitarian Crisis

Increasingly erratic and prolonged adverse weather patterns have contributed to Somalia's humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by conflict, disease and poor social protection.

3 Nov 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States

Millions Impacted By Floods And Landslides In East Africa Since June

At least 3.6 million people have been impacted by floods and landslides across large parts of East Africa since June 2020, a new UN report has revealed.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) observed that many of these people have already been facing conflict, violence, COVID-19 and a desert locust upsurge...

7 Oct 2020 MOGADISHU

Sand Dam Construction Supports Freshwater Supply In Somalia

Humanitarian efforts to restore water security [in Somalia] have seen positive results. In one instance, efforts by the United Nations Development Programme use sand, one of the nation’s most abundant resources, to combat drought in Somalia. By constructing dams that capture and store water during wet seasons, the U...

7 Oct 2020 BELED HAWO

Somalia: Displaced People Dig River Sand In Dangerous Working Conditions

Mohamed Abdi Ali and nine other men wade out every day into the middle of the flowing river Dawa in southern Somalia’s Gedo region to collect sand from the riverbed. Despite the dangers, these internally displaced men living in Beled Hawo work all day in the water in unison with other teams on the riverbank...

24 Sep 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

Weather-related Disasters And Conflict Displace 14.6 Million; COVID-19 Exacerbates, Compounds Tragedies

An estimated 14.6 million new internal displacements occurred in the first half of 2020, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) has reported.Weather-related disasters accounted for about 9.8 million new displacements. Cyclone Amphan affected about 3.3 million in India and Bangladesh. With the destruction of an estimated 2...