Somalia can be a deeply difficult place to live for children; particularly girls, minority and displaced children. Many measures have been taken by the nation in recent years to improve the child …

Jul 29, 2022 · Children across Somalia facing unimaginable hardships and increased risks as the drought prolongs. Besides being displaced from their homes by the drought, children are …

Sep 13, 2022 · More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year, a number unseen in any country this century, …

Extreme weather, civil conflict, chronic poverty and acute, widespread food insecurity have made Somalia one of the most dangerous places in the world for children. Half the population — …

Jan 22, 2025 · Somalia has an uninterrupted Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) /cholera transmission since 2017, linked to poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and health …

Oct 4, 2023 · MOGADISHU, 21 September 2020 – Nearly five years ago, on October 2, 2015, Somalia made a historic leap to uphold the rights of children by becoming the 196 th country to …

Jan 24, 2025 · A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number expected. About 40% of the lives lost were children …

MOGADISHU, 5 SEPTEMBER 2022 - Up to 1.5 million children in Somalia – or one in five - could face deadly forms of malnutrition by October without immediate action, Save the Children said …

In Somalia, children are affected by multiple humanitarian crisis, including the ongoing conflict, flooding, desert locusts and the COVID-19 pandemic, and their access to essential services …

Jun 14, 2022 · The sixth report of the Secretary-General on children and armed children in Somalia shows that a total of 8,042 grave violations against 6,501 children (5,108 boys and …