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Sudan is close to famine, warns Concern

Time running out for millions suffering from hunger 4 months since conflict began TIME is running out to prevent famine after four months of conflict in Sudan, Concern Worldwide has warned.

WFP facing critical funding shortage in Yemen threatening vital food assistance

SANAA -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced today that it is facing a deeper funding crisis for its Yemen operations from the end of September onward. This will force WFP to make difficult decisions about further cuts to our food assistance programs across the country in the…

Somalia: Amid criticism and setbacks, George Conway assumes as new UNSOM deputy

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced the appointment of Mr. George Conway from Canada as the Deputy Special Representative for Somalia within the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Additionally, Mr. Conway will hold…

Somalia: FAO and UK launch anticipatory action to reduce the impact of El Niño on at-risk communities in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the British Embassy Mogadishu (BEM) have launched an Anticipatory Action and Preparedness programme in Somalia ahead of an expected El Niño event.

NUSOJ Urges Immediate and Unconditional Release of Detained Journalist

MOGADISHU – The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and ongoing detention of journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul by the Somali Federal Police (SPF). NUSOJ unequivocally demands his immediate and unconditional release.

Somalia: SJS strongly condemns physical attack and unlawful detention of SJS Information Secretary, calls for accountability and freedom

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 17 August, 2023 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) vehemently denounces the egregious physical assault and unwarranted detention of journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, SJS Information and Human Rights Secretary, by unidentified plain-clothed individuals allegedly linked to…

Five-day cholera vaccination campaign rolled out in Mandela triangle to protect over 600 000 Somalis in bordering areas of Kenya, Ethiopia

Mogadishu, Somalia– A single dose reactive cholera vaccination campaign gets under way in 5 districts of Jubaland State, bordering Kenya and Ethiopia, classified as the Mandela triangle, from 12 to 16 August, 2023. The campaign aims to vaccinate 590 803 people aged one year and above, including pregnant…

Somalia: ATMIS fetes outgoing staff officers for advancing mission objectives

Mogadishu, – Eighteen senior staff officers serving at the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), were on Thursday decorated with African Union medals for their distinguished service to the peacekeeping mission.

Conflict in Sudan Is Sparking a Humanitarian Emergency; Last Month 154,000 People Poured into South Sudan, Straining Already-Fragile Support Systems

NEW YORK, NY- August 8, 2023 - As the conflict in Sudan passed the 100-day mark, the situation is creating a growing economic and humanitarian crisis in neighboring South Sudan, according to Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit that is leading humanitarian response efforts in many parts of the…

Somalia: ATMIS, Frontline States agree to enhance collaboration on security

Mogadishu –The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the Frontline States Task Force – a regional security initiative by countries bordering Somalia – have agreed to strengthen collaboration in the fight against Al-Shabaab.