Press release 25th May 2022 Child malnutrition levels spike as drought worsens in Somalia The number of acutely malnourished children admitted to CARE-supported health facilities has increased by 60% during the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Press release Climate Justice Food Security and Nutrition Somalia
Press release 10th May 2022 Over 400,000 children risk dropping out of school due to drought in Somalia As the drought ravages Somalia, 420,000 children are at risk of dropping out of school as livelihoods are completely wiped out and the learners are drawn into the daily struggle of getting sustenance. Of these, 189,000 are girls who face the risk of… Press release Climate Justice Education Somalia
Press release 25th April 2022 Will global donors rise to the occasion and prevent starvation and death for millions in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya? As donors convene in Geneva, over 50 NGOs and NGO networks call for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing millions in the Horn of Africa due to the severe drought, warning that… Press release Crisis Response Ethiopia Kenya Somalia
Press release 28th March 2022 Somalia: Early Marriages, FGM, and closure of businesses threaten girls and women as drought worsens Indicators point to the erosion of gains made for girls' and women's rights in Somalia as the drought worsens. Press release Crisis Response Gender Equality Food Security and Nutrition Economic Justice Somalia
Press release 17th March 2022 Drought in Somalia is forcing families to make harsh choices From failed rains that have led to the loss of water for drinking and farming to swarms of locusts that decimated farms and pastures, millions of people have been left hungry and thirsty. Thousands more have been displaced from their homes as they search… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Somalia
Press release 4th February 2022 Despite Rise in FGM over last 2 years of COVID, CARE Young Girls Champion in Somalia Offer Hope Despite Rise in FGM over last 2 years of COVID, CARE Young Girls Champion in Somalia Offer Hope Press release Gender Equality Somalia
Press release 1st February 2022 NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis "We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned for the lives of millions of Somalis facing a severe food crisis and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance." Press release Crisis Response Somalia
Press release 29th September 2021 Women and Girls in Somalia Continue to Be the Most Affected by the Humanitarian Crises A new CARE survey of over 2,000 households finds that women and girls still remain amongst the most affected by the multiple crises facing the country. Press release Food Security and Nutrition Somalia
Press release 20th July 2021 10 years after Somalia famine, country is once again on the brink of crisis with women and girls hardest hit As Somalia commemorates 10 years since the last devastating famine in 2011, a new CARE survey of over 2,000 people in the country finds that women and girls still remain amongst those most affected. Press release Food Security and Nutrition Gender Equality Somalia
