Reports

The desert locust invasion in Somalia has significantly affected the country’s food security, with successive generations of swarms destroying vital crops and pastures. Compounding the situation were floods, cyclones, droughts and the emerging socio-economic impact of…

Mogadishu, Somalia: The European Union-funded Somali Cash Consortium starts its fifth year of operation this week, by launching a €6.5m cash transfer programme to assist over 115,000 vulnerable Somalis. The United Nations (OCHA) estimates 5.9 million people…

In Uganda, unconditional cash transfers proved to be much more than emergency financial support. As part of the ACT Alliance global response to COVID-19, the Church of Uganda received $100,000 USD in Rapid Response Funds from ACT…

Kenya: Irregularities Mar Covid-19 Cash Transfers Anti-Graft Agency Should Investigate (Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities failed to design a social security program that would guarantee everyone, not just a few, an adequate standard of living during the pandemic, Human…

Proposal —Offer any person over 50 years of age who tests positive 15,000kwacha per week so they can remain in safe, hunger-free isolation at their home, under the guidance of their chief, religious leader and HSA. Why?…

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The humanitarian crisis in Somalia is one of the longest and most complex in the world. The country has experienced both armed conflict and worsening climatic shocks across different regions, a dangerous combination that has resulted…

The World Food Programme marks international refugee day with a visit to the Mantapala refugee settlement in Zambia “We came to Zambia because we were afraid of dying,” says Mulumbwa, 25. “People were being killed and beheaded.…

Cordaid recently concluded its multipurpose cash support to 1200 Ethiopian households in the Amhara and Somali regions. The support allows families to deal longer with the devastating effects of COVID-19 restrictions and other challenges. “We successfully…