Friday 13 March 2026
Humanitarian aid
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Dozens of humanitarian organizations working in Somalia have warned that millions of people are facing a worsening hunger crisis and urged international donors to urgently increase funding to prevent large-scale loss of life.
In an open letter to donors, NGOs said Somalia is approaching a critical…
Dozens of humanitarian organizations working in Somalia have warned that millions of people are facing a worsening hunger crisis and urged international donors to urgently increase funding to prevent large-scale loss of life.
In an open letter to donors, NGOs said Somalia is approaching a critical…
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a series of recent attacks on its trucks, assets and facilities in Sudan. According to the WFP, four separate incidents in the past ten days led to humanitarian workers being “killed or injured while delivering food” to some of the country’s…
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a series of recent attacks on its trucks, assets and facilities in Sudan. According to the WFP, four separate incidents in the past ten days led to humanitarian workers being “killed or injured while delivering food” to some of the country’s…
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Armed gangs have looted and burned a Save the Children field office and destroyed a primary healthcare centre in Walgak, eastern South Sudan, forcing the aid agency to suspend operations in the area as violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people.
The attacks occurred in Akobo…
Armed gangs have looted and burned a Save the Children field office and destroyed a primary healthcare centre in Walgak, eastern South Sudan, forcing the aid agency to suspend operations in the area as violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people.
The attacks occurred in Akobo…
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said it was recently granted limited access to El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state to assess conditions for civilians and health facilities, months after the city fell under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The paramilitary group seized El Fasher in…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said it was recently granted limited access to El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state to assess conditions for civilians and health facilities, months after the city fell under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The paramilitary group seized El Fasher in…
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More than four million people in Somalia will need humanitarian assistance in 2026 as climate shocks, conflict and chronic poverty deepen the country’s long-running crisis, the United Nations said in its latest humanitarian appeal.
In its Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) for 2026, the UN…
More than four million people in Somalia will need humanitarian assistance in 2026 as climate shocks, conflict and chronic poverty deepen the country’s long-running crisis, the United Nations said in its latest humanitarian appeal.
In its Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) for 2026, the UN…
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Somalia’s federal government said on Monday that commodities removed from a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse affected by “port expansion activities” in Mogadishu have been fully returned, following reports that the aid had been seized or destroyed.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign…
Somalia’s federal government said on Monday that commodities removed from a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse affected by “port expansion activities” in Mogadishu have been fully returned, following reports that the aid had been seized or destroyed.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign…
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As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
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A severe hunger crisis is tightening its grip on Somalia, with millions facing emergency levels of food insecurity as a critical rainy season fails and lifesaving humanitarian funding continues to shrink, according to a new early warning report.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)…
A severe hunger crisis is tightening its grip on Somalia, with millions facing emergency levels of food insecurity as a critical rainy season fails and lifesaving humanitarian funding continues to shrink, according to a new early warning report.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)…
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The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. May Darwich, who has studied the alliances that countries in the Middle East form in the Horn of Africa provides insights on the situation.
The United Nations has accused…
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. May Darwich, who has studied the alliances that countries in the Middle East form in the Horn of Africa provides insights on the situation.
The United Nations has accused…
