Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an “unrelenting” drought, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Somalia: Four die in hotel siege
Mogadishu: Somalia security forces are fighting to take control over a hotel which has been seized by terrorists in Mogadishu city, media reports said on Monday.
Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties
New York: A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there, said the UN human rights chief on Monday.
Mogadishu: Twin car bomb explosions close to education ministry leave 100 people dead
Mogadishu: At least 100 people died as twin car bomb blasts occured close to Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.
Somalia: UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths
New York: Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic drought.
Somalia: 8 die in Mogadishu explosion
Mogadishu: At least eight people died and five others were injured in an explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, local media reported on Tuesday.
15 killed in Somalia suicide attack, radical Islamist group claims responsibility
Mogadishu/UNI/IBNS: At least 15 people died and over 10 were injured when a suicide bomber of an Islamist group detonated explosives outside a military recruitment office in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, Goobjoog News portal reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Famine looms in Somalia, but many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble
New York: The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the UN said on Wednesday, in a new alert about looming famine in the Horn of Africa and beyond.
Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of the most complex crises in the world, its President said today at the UN General Assembly, urging international partners to help the nation avert a looming famine and defeat the scourge of terrorism.
Catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
New York: Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises
New York: Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of famine, the heads of the UN’s highest-level humanitarian coordination forum have warned.
Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’
New York: As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering more food aid to Somalia than ever before.
Somalia: Security forces end Al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel, 21 die
Mogadishu: Security forces have rescued 106 people who were trapped in an upscale hotel in Somalian capital Mogadishu as terrorists attacked it on Friday.
Death toll in Somali Hotel attack rises to 15
Mogadishu: The death toll from the attack on Hayat Hotel here has risen to 15, while dozens of people have been injured, as gunfire between security forces and al-Shabaab terrorists is ongoing, media reported on Saturday.