OCHA

Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is currently facing severe flooding and mass displacement due to the ongoing Gu rains, impacting more than 163,400 individuals and displacing a minimum of 37,120, according to the most recent report by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Hirshabelle, Jubaland, and South West states have been particularly hard hit by the seasonal rains, disrupting the lives of thousands and overwhelming response teams. Responding to the escalating crisis, Somalia's Ministry of Environment…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The UN humanitarian agency said on Wednesday attacks on aid workers providing humanitarian supplies in Somalia resulted in the deaths of 15 aid workers by 2020. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 12 workers were injured, 24 abducted and 14 arrested in 2020, with 56 incidents involving aid workers reported. "In a single tragic incident, seven health workers were abducted and subsequently murdered. Several cases of confiscation of humanitarian supplies,…