#drought

Collection of drought news, found 780 news.

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

Indonesia still import rice for contingency

Chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa said the government would continue to import rice as a contingency measure. ...

Migratory birds arrive in Riau forests

Hundreds of migratory raptors and Tringa brevipe birds have arrived in forest areas along the coast of Rupat Isle, ...

U.S. city of Houston plans mandatory water restrictions due to drought

The fourth largest U.S. city, Houston, will implement mandatory water restrictions as severe drought and extreme heat ...

Muslim states to discuss Somalia aid: OIC

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said Wednesday foreign ministers of member states will meet in Turkey next ...

Somali goverment forces warily enter former rebel areas

Somali government forces backed by African Union troops moved cautiously on Sunday into areas of the famine-struck ...

AU troops, would-be bombers killed in Mogadishu

Two African Union soldiers and two would-be suicide bombers were killed Monday during a shootout in Mogadishu, an AU ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Somalia famine `worst I have ever seen`: aid chief

The plight of children escaping from famine in Somalia is "the worst I have ever seen," the head of the UN`s World ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

Aid reaches drought-ravaged Somalia

The International Red Cross said Sunday it had handed out 400 tonnes of food in drought-hit parts of rebel-held ...

UN To Push Ahead With Aid Effort In Somalia

The UN on Friday shrugged off a claim by Qaeda-inspired insurgents that a ban on foreign aid groups remained in force ...

UN to start airlifting food aid into Mogadishu: WFP

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu "within days", the UN agency`s director said ...

Somali Women's Minister Abducted By Islamists

Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents abducted and detained Somalia's newly appointed women's minister Thursday while she was ...