Mogadishu, 30 November 2023 – Six months after Somalia emerged from a historic drought that pushed the country to the brink of widespread famine, another climate shock has struck as heavy rains and...
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Somalia: A Victim of two Extreme Weather Patterns - From Drought to Floods
The director of Somalia NGO consortium, Nimo Hassan, and a team of humanitarian organizations recently visited Baidoa and Beledweyne towns in Somalia to assess the humanitarian situation following...
El Niño-induced Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
Devastating floods in Somalia are worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis in many parts of the country. The flooding is part of a regional deluge linked to ongoing weather patterns known as El...
El Nino Rains in Somalia: Key Messages (October 2023)
Background El Niño is a climate phenomenon characterized by the warming of the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean, exerting extensive influence on global weather patterns. In the context of...
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International Community pledge falls short of Horn of Africa humanitarian needs, NGOs decry inadequate financial pledges to drought-stricken Somalia
31 May 2023 In the unprecedented outcome of the just concluded Horn of Africa pledging conference, world donors have missed a critical opportunity to help 32 millions drought-stricken people in...
NGOs call for urgent humanitarian assistance to Somalia as High-level Pledging Conference for Horn of Africa kicks off in New York
Somalia is in the midst of longest and most severe drought in 40 years history due to failure of five consecutive rainy seasons. The combined impacts of drought on livelihoods, recurrent conflict,...
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Joint Statement: NGOs call out climate injustice and urge global donors to fully fund the humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa now
Nairobi, 22 May 2023, As the international community gathers in New York this week for the Horn of Africa High Level Pledging Conference, we urge global donors to address the impact of the climate...
Somali NGO Consortium: SNC Briefing
The Somali NGO Consortium Background • Somali NGO Consortium (SNC) is a coordination mechanism of NGOs working in Somalia/Somaliland. • A platform that brings all NGOs together for purposes of...
Joint statement: Open Letter to Donors; About 70 NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia's drought crisis
9 March 2023. We, the undersigned NGOs, are deeply concerned for the lives of millions of Somalis facing an imminent famine and who are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. We call upon donors...
The Humanitarian Situation in Somalia To Further Worsen: NGOs Call For Urgent Aid For Somalia
5 March 2023. Somalia is currently experiencing the longest and most severe drought in recent history with about 6.5 million people in need of urgent and extremely high humanitarian lifesaving...
Looming Famine in Somalia: Key Messages December 2022
Somalia is facing the longest drought in four decades which has surpassed the duration and severity of the 2010-2011 and 2016–2017 droughts and continues to drive high levels of humanitarian needs. A...
NGOs Call for Urgent Action to Avert Famine in Somalia (12th September 2022)
Somalia’s current drought and climate changes have surpassed the 2010-11 and 2016-17 droughts in terms of duration and severity. An estimated 7.8 million people are now severely affected by the...
Looming Hunger Crisis in Somalia: Key Messages September 2022
Current situation Somalia is facing the worst episodes of food insecurity seen in decades, with an estimated 7.8 million people severely affected by the drought due to unprecedented impacts of...
Children die of malnutrition as drought continues to bite in Somalia
Somalia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in 40 years with 7.1 million people, nearly half of the population risk starvation. The drought has resulted in mass internal displacements, forcing...
Somali NGO Consortium Annual Report 2021
2021 AT A GLANCE 2021 membership was 87 Local/National and International NGOs. 113 others non-direct humanitarian actors also receive our services NGO Consortium Co-chaired IASC Result Group 1...
NGOs joint Appeal Letter to OIC to help avert famine in Somalia [EN/AR]
Your Excellency, We, the undersigned humanitarian agencies working in Somalia, are appealing to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to come to the rescue of Somali brothers and sisters who...
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Will global donors rise to the occasion and prevent starvation and death for millions in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya?
April 25, 2022 - As donors convene in Geneva, over 50 NGOs and NGO networks call for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing...
Urgent action needed to avert a possible famine in Somalia in 2022
António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street, New York United States of America CC: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...
Joint Statement to the donor community: NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis
7.7 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, and current Somalia humanitarian appeal is underfunded by a staggering 98% We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned...
Conseil de Sécurité : 18 organisations appellent à la protection de l'espace humanitaire
Lucile Grosjean, Directrice du plaidoyer de Action Contre la Faim, est intervenue le 16 juillet 2021 au nom de 17 autres organisations au Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies. Les ONG appellent à un...