General Assembly (Plenary)
Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements made in today's meetings of the General Assembly (Pl…
Somali Security Forces End 7-Hour Hotel Siege
Somali Security forces have shot to death five attackers who officials said were behind a raid Tuesday evening on an upscale hotel near the presidential pa…
Kenyan Safari Doctors Risk Al-Shabab to Provide Remote Health Care
LAMU COUNTY, KENYA - In Kenya's remote island communities near the border with Somalia, the threat from al-Shabab militants has scared away most medical p…
Al-Shabab Militants Attack Mogadishu Hotel
Al-Shabab militants attacked an upscale Mogadishu hotel on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of casualties.
Somali police and security forces have cor…
Somalia – Flood (FAO, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 December 2019)
Heavy rain in the last 5 days has affected northern, central and coastal Somalia.
On 7 December, Puntland coast was affected by Tropical Storm PAWAN and 2 pe…
Air strike kills top Al-shabaab leader in southern Somalia
The Federal Government of Somalia in coordination with U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against an al-Shabaab operative near Sakoow, Somalia…
Central African Republic: Council establishes a civilian advisory mission
The Council established a European Union CSDP civilian advisory mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA). The mission will be launched by the Co…
Outbreak update Cholera in Somalia, 24 November 2019
The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 81 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths, for epidemiological week 47 (18�24 November) in 2019. No …
Outbreak update Cholera in Somalia, 24 November 2019
The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 81 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths, for epidemiological week 47 (18�24 November) in 2019. No …
Secretary-General Calls on Donors to Boost Emergency Response Fund Pledges as Number of Conflicts, Extreme Weather Events Rise
Following are UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the high level pledging conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fu…