Honored to host the UN delegation mission in
#Baidoa
today.
Discussed SWS humanitarian situation and Gu season preparedness, emphasising joint strategic preparations and coordination.
The delegation consist of
@UN
agencies working in South West State, including
@OCHASom
,
#FRC
projects
#Famine
is a strong possibility in
#Baidoa
and
#Burhakaba
between Apr-June 2023 & beyond unless funding, outreach, management and coverage in all sectors are scaled up.
Are Donors, UN Agencies & NGOs paying enough attention to follow
#FRC
recommendation?
While Humanitarian situation in Somalia is deteriorating, It’s worth noting that historically, throughout the famines of 1992 & 2011 over 50% of
#displacements
,
#malnutrition
and
#mortality
cases happened in
#SWS
regions. An extra attention should be given to
#SWS
.
@Laftagareen
#Huddur
,
#Bakool
In collaboration with the Mayor of
#Huddur
, the
#SWS
-MoHADM conducted awareness campaigns in Huddur to combat aid commercialization.
Participants from diverse community sections actively engaged, spreading the message about the illegal practice of
Today FSNAU reports indicates
#Somalia
faces increased Risk of Famine as acute food insecurity, malnutrition & mortality worsen — 213,180 persons are at risk of famine in June -Sept period. 52.7% of these affected populations (112,470) are located in
#SWS
regions. Intervene now.
Devastating heavy rains and flash floods in
#Baidoa
today have wreaked havoc, causing widespread destruction, displacement and a humanitarian crisis.
The 12 hour long rainfall is just the beginning of the looming
#El
Niño which adds to the concern.
Urgent action is needed to
Visited
#Diinsoor
IDP camps today together with
#SWS
- Ministers to assess the humanitarian situation. They face multiple challenges including food shortage, health care, water shortage & other basic needs. We appeal to Humanitarian agencies to scale up response.
@Laftagareen
In
#Baidoa
met Deputy Mission Director
@USAIDSomalia
, Ted Lawrence. Thankful to US Gov assistance. Discussed current Humanitarian situation and also expressed concern about plans by Agencies to reduce assistance including districts
#FRC
projected
#famine
and those besieged by AS.
Today I, in the company of the speaker of SWS Parliament visited Tiyeglow and Rabdhure IDP Camps in Hudur. The IDPs are in poor living conditions and their situation remains fragile and more vulnerable. They need urgent Help.
@WFPSomalia
@UNHCRSom
@Laftagareen
@adam_abdelmoula
SWS-MoHADM today held Capacity Building training on National Emergency Operation Centre(NEOC) for participants from various stakeholders in
#Baidoa
to increase their knowledge on it's roles at the National & State level in Disaster Management.Thanks
@UNDPSomalia
@SwedeninSomalia
Today,led a Humanitarian delegation visit to
#Waajid
with
@isackfanax
.The situation is declining rapidly impacting both host & IDP Communities. Key areas of priorities includes; food security, Malnutrition, maternal care and air logistics. Urgent humanitarian intervention needed.
#Baidoa
#SWS
President
@Laftagareen
appointed State level
#ElNino
Response Committee held its first meeting today.
We discussed the impact of ongoing ElNino rains, including evacuating affected people and mitigating the impact of the flash floods following heavy rains in
Food Security and Nutrition Assessment Unit (FSNAU) report released on 26th April 2023 highlights the critical humanitarian situation in Somalia.
Report underlined with approximately 1.8 million children expected to be acutely malnourished in Somalia from January to December
Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
In
#Baidoa
, I chaired meeting with
@shf_somalia
#partners
currently implementing interventions in
#SWS
. The partners presented ongoing interventions and challenges faced.
Deeply discussed steps taken to improve coordination among the clusters as
The recently published Food Security & Nutrition Assessment Unit
#FSNAU
report on 15th February reveals a concerning food security situation in
#SWS
state.
Approximately 955,360 people are currently facing
#severe
food crises, highlighting the urgent need for interventions.
Baidoa.
I am pleased to share that the
@UNDP
team this week paid an extended visit to South West State (SWS), holding consultative discussions with the
#SWS
-MOHADM, the Mayor of Baidoa Mr
@Abdullahiwatiin
, and local community groups, particularly youth, women representatives
Report by
@LSHTM
@unicefsomalia
@WHOSom
revealing 43,000 people died last year
#Somalia
due to the ongoing
#Drought
.
Estimates suggest although famine has been averted for now, crisis is far from over.
We urge Donors, UN and agencies to take seriously these recommendations.
Today in
#Mogadishu
, met with
@NimoA_Hassan
the director
@NGOConsortium
to discuss how to strength government-NGO engagement at all levels.
Followed up our earlier discussions on addressing
#aid
#diversion
and all progressed made and identified other areas that require
Accompanied President
@HassanSMohamud
&
@Laftagareen
visits to IDPs in Baidoa to assess change in conditions since his visit last year. We thank President
@HassanSMohamud
leadership, which was instrumental in thwarting famine in 2022 & good working rlship btw SWS &
@Sodma_som
With the support of
@WFPSomalia
,The
#SWS
-
#MoHADM
concluded a two-day consultation meeting with communities to gather valuable feedback regarding humanitarian assistance, with the communities providing insightful feedback.
#Community
#consultations
play a pivotal role in shaping
#Baidoa
,
#Somalia
.
Today's
#SWS
Bi-weekly emergency response
#CELL
meeting in Baidoa was pivotal.
We discussed the onset of the Gu’ rain season its impact, our preparedness and ongoing response.
So far in
#SWS
, flash floods affected 2831 households and damaged 128 latrines
Wajid,
#Bakool
region,
#SWS
The SWS-MoHADM conducted an awareness campaign workshop chaired by the
#Mayor
of
#Wajid
as part of ongoing efforts focused on combating the
#commercialization
of aid supplies.
Engaging community members, drawn from various groups, conveyed messages
HappeningNow
Insightful roundtable discussion, facilitated by
@bbcmediaaction
in
#Baidoa
, with key media, humanitarian, and community leaders focused on raising awareness about the illegal purchase and sale of humanitarian supplies.
Open dialogue, collaboration, and collective
Happening now
#baidoa
.
Awareness campaign on how to fight illegal commercialization of humanitarian supplies.
Two topics of Discussion focused on:
1. Role of each stakeholders to address
#aid
commercialization.
2. Strategies for preventing aid
#commercialization
.
More
Our first
#CELL
meeting at the newly established Coordination Center in
#Baidoa
today was a resounding success.
We unveiled
#SWS
ambitious three-year Disaster Risk Reduction & Interventions Plan
#DRRIP
a comprehensive framework to enhance disaster risk reduction over the next
A broad 3-year Disaster Response & Recovery Plan launched today by
#SWS_MoHADM
during a weekly meeting with partners in
#SWS
. This Plan guides us reduce risk impacts by developing mitigation measures, strategies, actions to that will diminish resultant risk vulnerabilities.
I met with
@unicefsomalia
Country Director
@SaeedWafaa
and discussed the current humanitarian situation in the SWS.
The
#nutrition
situation in the region continues to be a concern. We discussed the critical need to improve nutrition and emphasized the importance of continued
Pleased to meet Somalia Humanitarian Donor community in Nairobi and updated on the current drought situation of each district in
#SWS
.
I emphasized on the current critical situation & requested scaling up the response effort.
Thanked the donor community for the ongoing support.
Today in
#Galkayo
we participated in food distribution exercise by
@MOWDAFA
&
@SC_Somalia
to 150 families who were evicted from Las Canod. The families received Rice, Sugar, Wheatflour, Pasta, Dates, Milk & Cooking oil. Thank you Hon. Amina Osman Haji, Min. of MOWDAFA
#Puntland
.
Today in Mogadishu.
It was a pleasure to meet with
@GConway_UN
, the DSRSG and UN Somalia Humanitarian Coordinator, and discuss the humanitarian situation in the SWS, particularly in the
#Bakool
region, which requires close monitoring.
During the discussion, we explored the
Held a meeting with the District Commissioner of Huddur, DC
@hudurian
focusing on the prevailing humanitarian challenges in his District
#Huddur
.
Discussed the current humanitarian situation in Huddur and the need for the implementation of various strategies and activities
This morning in
#Baidoa
.
Engaging discussion with
@WFPSomalia
Baidoa team on improving beneficiary targeting in
#SWS
Somalia.
Grateful for collaborative efforts to
#reduce
#aid
#diversion
and ensure assistance reaches those most in
#need
.
Excited
@WFP
implementing innovative
#FRC
projected strong possibility of
#Famine
in Burhakaba and Baidoa Districts between April-June 2023.
Despite FRC recommendations x multisectoral upscaling to avert famine, food security support in
#SWS
areas is declining drastically. This reduction of assistance is worrisome.
In August, we have successfully completed the district-level consultations for the development of the aid diversion legislation.
During these consultations, nine
#districts
covered with a total of 599 participants from diverse community sectors actively took part in the
Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU)
#Somalia
report released on Apr 26, 2023 reveals 1,174,280 people in
#SWS
regions are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity through June 2023.
FSNAU report indicate that the risk of
#famine
still exists from April to
The historic visit to Baidoa by
@antonioguterres
, Secretary General of the
@UN
, is his 2nd since elected as S.G to assess people's living conditions in SWS. Exchanged humanitarian situation updates & he visited IDPs to see firsthand their living conditions. Thank you x the visit.
As drought situation deteriorating
@SaveChildrenSO
supported stabilization center in
#Baidoa
, recorded the highest
#malnutrition
admission ever since its stablishment in 2017. From 1-20 June, 387 children were admitted which is 4X higher than the monthly admissions in 2021.
#SWS
#MoHADM
announces increasing number of people in the state are experiencing
#IPC
phase 3&4 due to erratic rainfall, extreme drought, scarcity of food and high prices caused by inaccessible roads deepening existing vulnerabilities and in need of urgent livesaving action.
Earlier today I met with
@WFPSomalia
's Country Director and his team in
#Mogadishu
. Discussed latest updates on the
#Drought
situation & areas for improving service delivery. WFP is a major player supporting
#SWS
people humanitarian needs and grateful for their partnership.
Today in
#Mogadishu
had a productive meeting with
@WFPSomalia
Country Director
@EKDaloum
and Deputy Laura Turner.
We discussed the current humanitarian situation in
#SWS
, strategies to reach the most vulnerable people especially in hard-to-reach areas as well as the need for
In
#Baidoa
today, I chaired a meeting to coordinate emergency preparedness in South West State.
We discussed the humanitarian situation, recent needs assessments, and efforts to prevent aid misuse.
This rapid needs assessment in
#Huddur
,
#Wajid
,
#Qansahdere
,
#Wanlaweyn
and
Together with high-level delegation from
#SWS
, we met
@EU_in_Somalia
led by Dorian Kuvumbi in
#Nairobi
to express our appreciation for the EU-supported programs. SWS is experiencing a famine-like situation, we encouraged concurrent delivery of aid and development programs in
#SWS
Today in NBO, SWS Drought Response Committee & the Mayor of Baidoa met with the
#Somalia
Donor Community. Expressed gratitude to the donors for the unwavering support & discussed ways to maintain quicker funding distribution & ensure accountability for an effective response.
#SWS
expresses its appreciation and gratitude to
#Daruro
Airline for extending 6.5 tons of relief food to
#Huddur
,
#Bakool
composed of rice (2t), sugar (2t) wheat flour (2t) and cooking oil (500l). The assistance will help people affected by the current humanitarian crises.
Met with
@GConway_UN
, DSRSG and UN Somalia’s Humanitarian Coordinator in
#Mogadishu
.
Discussed Elnino’s impact on SWS, affecting more than 500,000 people, mostly IDPs in
#Baidoa
and hard to reach district of
#Berdale
. We expressed worry about the rising river levels in
The early end of Gu season rains has triggered significant crop losses and a sharp rise in food prices due to commodity shortages in many parts of
#SWS
.
Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shabelle are on the brink of food crisis (IPC Phase 4), with 1.1 million people projected to face
Two-day community consultation to draft the
#aid
#diversion
#law
concluded.
A total of sixty people led by Mayor of
#Baraawe
, provided suggestions,
#ideas
, and
#inputs
to shape the development of the new aid diversion law for
#SWS
.
The community recommended actively including
Concern SHF ElNino Allocation
On October 16th, MoHADM-SWS submitted to
@shf_somalia
&
@OCHASom
concern of its recent ElNino allocation package for reconsideration.
Our letter to Somalia Humanitarian Fund & UNOCHA recommended that;
1. Allocation be made for Lower Shabelle
In Nairobi today we met with
@USAIDSomalia
and
@US2SOMALIA
. USA is Somalia number one donor. We expressed our gratitude for their cooperation in the areas of stabilization, security, humanitarian aid. Further discussed how development and humanitarian projects can be interlinked.
Held meeting with the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the
#FGS
HE
@HonDrMohelmi
.
Discussed the recent effects of the
#Elnino
event and explored various strategies to boost socio-economic progress in the
#SWS
region.
We placed great emphasis on identifying the most
Today, I had the honor of welcoming the
@WFPSomalia
team in
#SWS
to the MoHADM office in
#Baidoa
.
They provided updates on their response activities and the implementation of enhanced accountability measures to prevent aid misuse.
I commend the
@WFP
's dedication to efficient
In Nairobi.
Together with the SWS delegation, we had an incredible meeting with
@UKinSomalia
Director of Development Mr.
@Damon_Bristow
and his team.
We delved deep into the progress and challenges of the humanitarian, stabilization, and development agendas, as well as the
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
#SWS
is conducting ongoing community consultations about relief programs to raise awareness, gather feedback, and address challenges with vulnerable communities in
#Baidoa
. Thanks to
@WFPSomalia
It was a pleasure to meet with
@US2SOMALIA
&
@USAIDSomalia
in Mogadishu today. Discussed the deteriorating
#drought
situation in
#SWS
, need to upscale funding support to mitigate the projected
#famine
between Oct-December unless there are timely multi-sectoral interventions.
#Mogadishu
Met with
@UNICEFSomalia
Country Director
@SaeedWafaa
.
Unicef's interventions in health, nutrition, water sectors targeting the most vulnerable mainly our children has been critical and made a real difference over the past years in
#SWS
.
Discussed ways to do things
Joined our President to welcomed H.E
@CarlSkau
, Deputy Executive Director of
@WFP
to
#Baidoa
to witness firsthand the excellent work of
@WFPSomalia
in
#SWS
including progress made in improving the registration system, humanitarian service delivery and discuss ways to overcome
Delighted to have a warm discussion with Sweden
#Somalia
Embassy in Nairobi on the current drought situation in South West State & to further reinforce our mutual efforts to deal with the current drought crisis.
@SwedeninSomalia
is key Humanitarian support partner to our country
Glad to open
@bbcmediaaction
lifeline training
#Baidoa
, supported by
@USAIDSomalia
, to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian and media
actors to communicate with people affected by crises in Somalia.
#SWS
Ministry Information will be key player of this initiative.
@US2SOMALIA
Happening now.
#Huddur
flash floods response is under way. The need is big.
MOHADM
#SWS
and
@SoDMA_Somalia
delivered 6.5MT of basic food commodities.
Please help our families in need of assistance now.
It was a pleasure meeting with the
@WFPSomalia
deputy country director in
#Mogadishu
, engaging in insightful discussions on a range of important issues.
Our conversation covered the humanitarian situation, needs, and challenges, particularly in the hard-to-reach areas of the
Met the President & CEO
@SaveChildrenCan
@DGlenwright
, expressed our profound gratitude for the continous lifesaving support.
Discussed updates on the SWS humanitarian situation, along suitable working modalities to bring sustainable solutions to the prolonged shocks.
#Somalia
#Famine
was averted due to the favorable response conditions that prevailed during 2016/17 droughts.
In 2022, the market's limited supply, difficult access, rising food prices & funding gap increases the risk of famine.
Extra attention should be given to avert this
#crisis
.
Delighted to welcome a high-level delegation led by Deputy Special Representatives Secretary General (DSRSG)
@GConway_UN
, who arrived in Baidoa earlier today.
The delegation held constructive meetings with the President of SWS, H.E. Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed
@Laftagareen
, along
The SWS-MoHADM held an awareness session on the illegal practice of commercialising aid supplies for various community members in the Afgoye district, chaired by
@dini_haji
the Minister of Environment, SWS.
During the session, the community was informed about the illicit
Today in Baidoa,
#SWS
A pivotal step forward was taken today as stakeholders convened in Baidoa for the kick-off meeting on
#drafting
#legislation
to
#address
humanitarian
#aid
#misuse
and diversion.
This high-level gathering led by
#MOHADM
of South West State was attended by
Alongside the SWS Minister of Labour & Social Affairs, we met with representatives from the
@SwedeninSomalia
and discussed the humanitarian situation in the SWS, examining current trends, key concerns, and priority areas for action.
A central focus was on disaster risk
Mogadishu- Met with
@ACFsomaliaCD
Director to discuss the alarming humanitarian situation in parts of Bakool Region of
#SWS
. Joined by phone the Governor of Bakool, who briefed on the situation. Immediate priority is to get food and water to the families in need.
@Ahmedkhalif
Today in
#Baidoa
, I had the privilege of meeting
@Unicef_Somalia
team led by Chief of Emergency, Aisha Humeida.
Our discussions centered around crucial
#ElNino
Emergency preparedness and response in South West State, emphasizing the urgent need to prioritize and safeguard the
Met with Somali Initiative Group
#SIG
local youth organization advocating for social and humanitarian development.
During our meeting, we discussed effective strategies for direct,
#barrier
-free
#humanitarian
service delivery, aiming to maximize impact and reach those in need
Today in
#Mogadishu
, I met with
@USAIDSomalia
Mission Director
@Sheri
-Nouane to discuss the ongoing 'Triple Nexus' -humanitarian, development and peace in South West State.
Our talks cantered on improving beneficiary
#registration
systems, establishing a robust
#legal
framework
Over the past two weeks, The state-level
#ElNino
#Response
#Committee
has actively engaged in a fundraising campaign, receiving contributions from the dedicated staff of the SWS ministries and other generous well-wishers.
Through their collective support, a total of $57,546 was
Today in
#Baidoa
Chaired Weekly
#ElNino
Response coordination meeting attended by UN agencies, INGOs & NGOs.
We discussed impact of recent
#Floods
in Baidoa and also deliberated activating response plans to provide assistance to the affected people.
As part of the proactive
Kick-off District Consultation Process.
Today in Baidoa, I was joined by Mayor
@watiin
to launch community consultations on drafting legal framework to prevent
#aid
#diversion
in
#SWS
.
This crucial step aims to gather valuable inputs from the community and to inform about
Monday December 17th,
#Baidoa
.
Today held a meeting with some Members of the
#Senate
and Federal
#Parliament
of
#Somalia
to provide an update on the current humanitarian situation following the devastating
#ElNino
floods that impacted the
#SWS
and the response to the aftermath
Kismayo.
June 5th, 2023
Attended the Country Humanitarian Forum in
#Kismayo
,
#Somalia
, where I had the opportunity to provide updates on the current humanitarian situation and response activities in the
#SWS
.
During the forum, it was officially launched the Somalia Aid
In
#Mogadishu
met with
@UKinSomalia
Embassy to update on the
#Drought
situation & discuss
#SWS
priority needs. Requested
@UKinSomalia
to urge agencies prioritise consultation with the Gov't before they apply projects. Expressed our gratitude to UK's continued support to
#SWS