Somalia, UN Discuss Speeding Up Drought Relief As Conditions Worsen

Somalia, UN Discuss Speeding Up Drought Relief As Conditions Worsen

Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held high-level talks on Tuesday with the United Nations to accelerate humanitarian coordination as a new wave of drought tightens its grip on vulnerable communities across the country.

Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains

Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched after four failed rainy seasons, leaving millions at risk of hunger and displacement, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.