News
16 October 2012
Mogadishu Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his government will work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to prioritize reviving Somalia’s agricultural glory waned by 20 years of war. Participating in events to mark this year’s World Food Day celebrations in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Sheikh Mohamud,...
Mogadishu Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his government will work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to prioritize reviving Somalia’s agricultural glory waned by 20 years of war. Participating in events to mark this year’s World Food Day celebrations in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Sheikh Mohamud,...
17 July 2012
Nairobi The United Nations declared famine in parts of southern Somalia, which killed tens of thousands of people in one of the world’s most serious food security crises.A rare combination of conflict and insecurity, limited accesses for humanitarian organizations, successive harvest failures and a lack of food assistance jeopardized an entire...
Nairobi The United Nations declared famine in parts of southern Somalia, which killed tens of thousands of people in one of the world’s most serious food security crises.A rare combination of conflict and insecurity, limited accesses for humanitarian organizations, successive harvest failures and a lack of food assistance jeopardized an entire...
26 April 2012
Brazzaville FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today that funding gaps to assist herders, agro-pastoralists and farmers in the ongoing rainy season in the Sahel and Horn of Africa total over 110 million dollars."In the Horn of Africa, we are losing the opportunity to build on our recent gains and...
Brazzaville FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today that funding gaps to assist herders, agro-pastoralists and farmers in the ongoing rainy season in the Sahel and Horn of Africa total over 110 million dollars."In the Horn of Africa, we are losing the opportunity to build on our recent gains and...
03 February 2012
Nairobi FAO’s new Director-General prioritizes Horn of Africa The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that with recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa hunger remains a threat unless long-term measures are taken to restore food security. According to a new report by the FAO-managed Food...
Nairobi FAO’s new Director-General prioritizes Horn of Africa The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that with recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa hunger remains a threat unless long-term measures are taken to restore food security. According to a new report by the FAO-managed Food...
01 February 2012
HARGEISA The United Kingdom has launched a £13 million aid package aimed at reinforcing stability and boost economic growth in Somalia. Sustainable Employment And Economic Development Programme (SEED) is a 4-year programme of £12.9m, with a major a goal to improve stability in Somalia through economic growth and sustainable employment. The programme will...
HARGEISA The United Kingdom has launched a £13 million aid package aimed at reinforcing stability and boost economic growth in Somalia. Sustainable Employment And Economic Development Programme (SEED) is a 4-year programme of £12.9m, with a major a goal to improve stability in Somalia through economic growth and sustainable employment. The programme will...