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In Somalia and Somaliland, drought is worsening multiple health crises

editor - June 8, 2022

I'm 95 years old and I have never seen such drought. Animals died, people now… we seriously need support and people who can help us. We don’t even have something to cook for our families; we have almost nothing,” says Seynab Fiddle Cirowe, a grandmother residing in a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) outside the town of Dollow, in Somalia’s south-west.

UN officials visit Dollow to assess humanitarian impact of drought

editor - April 15, 2022

A woman carrying a child is seen at a camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, on Jan. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Hassan Bashi)

UN provides 25 mln USD for drought response in Somalia

editor - February 25, 2022

245,000 people in Somalia have been displaced due to the drought, with the number projected to reach 1.4 million in 2022 as the situation worsens. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

UK announces extra $8m drought support to Somalia

editor - February 6, 2022

245,000 people in Somalia have been displaced due to the drought, with the number projected to reach 1.4 million in 2022 as the situation worsens. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

1.4m people at risk of displacement as drought worsens in Somalia

editor - January 28, 2022

New $10 million UK support to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

UK Announces $10 Million to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

editor - January 17, 2022

Ayaan*, 42, is a mother of eight children who left her village in a remote region and walked by foot to a displacement camp in Baidoa in November 2021. She left her village because it had become uninhabitable due to drought. Her farm, which had been a source of both food and income, was destroyed due to prolonged drought. Ayaan* and her family are now living with a relative in the camp and received little support upon arrival. She soon found her baby Mohammed* was becoming unwell and very thin, so she took him to a Save the Children clinic in the camp. At the clinic, Mohammed* was diagnosed with malnutrition and received medical and nutrition support from the Save the Children team. While he is still not fully recovered, he is getting better. How is Save the Children helping (or did we help) that child or family: Save the Children is providing live-saving nutrition services in nutrition hot spot districts across Somalia, including this displacement camps in Baidoa. Mohammed* was provided with nutrition and health support through a Save the Children clinic located in the camp, which covers the health and nutrition needs of the community, including through assessing and treating children and their families. Interviewee’s story in their own words (Quotes): “I am 40 years old. I am a mother of eight children. My children and I left our home due to droughts. We had a farm in the village. “Our farm was destroyed, and all our crops have failed. We used to irrigate our farm with rainwater, but the rains were not good in April and all the wells dried up. We had no water to help water our crops and that is why we were not able to cultivate our land. After our crops failed, we decided to come to Baidoa.” “Because of the droughts, the farms didn’t produce this year’s harvest. So, we didn’t have money to get through this difficult season. That is why we fled from our homes.” “I have travelled with all my children. We walked. After that, community me

Somalia: One in two young children left undersized by chronic malnutrition

editor - January 12, 2022

A Turkish humanitarian aid group announced on November 30, 2021 that it will take part in an ongoing relief campaign in Somalia because of a climate change-related deadly drought that has killed at least six people in the past week. Photo: IHH - Anadolu Agency

Turkish NGO provides food aid to Somalis suffering from drought

editor - December 7, 2021