A frequent relapse into violence coupled with inability to provide adequate security for civilians are combining to derail Somalia and South Sudan’s bids to have their respective arms embargoes dropped.
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) welcomes the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres to Somalia.
The Somali government is currently embroiled in a financial scandal involving corruption and the misappropriation of the country’s resources.
The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, made a passionate appeal for sustained support for the country’s most vulnerable on Wednesday, where climate shocks and protracted conflict have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) marked a year of service in Somalia on Saturday with a renewed commitment to strengthening cooperation and building partnerships to enhance peace and stability in the country.
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia’s longest drought on record last year. Half of them were likely children under five years old.
It is the first official count of deaths announced in the drought that is affecting large parts of the Horn of Africa.
1. Sharcigan waxaa lagu magacaabaa: “Sharciga La-dagaallanka Argagixisada”.
2. Ayada oo laga anbaqaadayo, waxyeellada iyo dhibaatada aadka u baaxadda weyn ee ka dhashay falalka ay argagixisadu ku beegsatay diinta, dhiigga,
Key highlights* There are high levels of food insecurity across the country. According to the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, a large proportion of rural households (67 percent) are in the indicative Integrated Phase Food Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or worse. Thirty-one percent have borderline and 29 percent have a poor food consumption score. In terms of livelihood coping strategies, a total of 68 percent of households employed emergency coping strategies and 24 percent engaged in crisis coping strategies. Food security outcomes are particularly dire in Bakool, Bari, Bay, Galgaduud, Middle Jubba, Mudug and Sanaag.
Waxaa si guul ah kusoo dhamaaday qabsoomidda Shirweynaha Wada-tashiga Beesha Murusade oo hal-kudhigiisu ahaa ‘Wadajirkaa, Jiriteenkeenu ku Jiraa’ kaas oo ka socday magaalada Muqdisho inti u dhexeysay 6-9ka Maarso 2023.
