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18 April 2013
Mogadishu 4,000 tree planted, charcoal initiative launched President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud of Somalia has urged every Somali to take part in restoration of the country’s battered environment by planting a tree. People - from young schoolchildren to city dwellers - are planting trees across the Somali capital Mogadishu throughout April. The Plant-a-Tree...
Mogadishu 4,000 tree planted, charcoal initiative launched President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud of Somalia has urged every Somali to take part in restoration of the country’s battered environment by planting a tree. People - from young schoolchildren to city dwellers - are planting trees across the Somali capital Mogadishu throughout April. The Plant-a-Tree...
16 April 2013
Mogadishu – A major tree planting drive, aimed at tackling Somalia’s environmental problems, has been launched in the country’s capital Mogadishu. Hundreds of people from different walks of life - from young schoolchildren to city dwellers - are planting trees across the Somali capital Mogadishu in the “Plant-a-Tree” campaign spearheaded by Somalia’s...
Mogadishu – A major tree planting drive, aimed at tackling Somalia’s environmental problems, has been launched in the country’s capital Mogadishu. Hundreds of people from different walks of life - from young schoolchildren to city dwellers - are planting trees across the Somali capital Mogadishu in the “Plant-a-Tree” campaign spearheaded by Somalia’s...
01 February 2013
Nairobi/Washington While the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has halved to 1.05 million since August 2012, malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, according to the latest data released today. Humanitarian assistance to protect livelihoods, reduce acute malnutrition, and help the most food insecure...
Nairobi/Washington While the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has halved to 1.05 million since August 2012, malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, according to the latest data released today. Humanitarian assistance to protect livelihoods, reduce acute malnutrition, and help the most food insecure...
05 December 2012
Nairobi The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is appealing for US$443 million for the next three years to continue helping the population move forward following the famine in Somalia, which officially ended earlier this year. In 2011, a combination of years of conflict, drought and high food prices drove over...
Nairobi The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is appealing for US$443 million for the next three years to continue helping the population move forward following the famine in Somalia, which officially ended earlier this year. In 2011, a combination of years of conflict, drought and high food prices drove over...
29 November 2012
Hargeisa UK-funded project “adds 30-60 percent in value to each animal” Suweisra Mohamed waves a thick dry camel bone with an assuring smile. “This is now worth lots of dollars,” she says, brandishing the dense and neatly cut camel thighbone. At 47, Suweisra, an unrelenting Somali woman, has finally discovered what she describes...
Hargeisa UK-funded project “adds 30-60 percent in value to each animal” Suweisra Mohamed waves a thick dry camel bone with an assuring smile. “This is now worth lots of dollars,” she says, brandishing the dense and neatly cut camel thighbone. At 47, Suweisra, an unrelenting Somali woman, has finally discovered what she describes...