drought Archives

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Qatar, US, UK launch $10.5 million drought assistance to aid Somalia

More than three million people have been displaced since January last year. A $10.5 million drought assistance and resilience programme will be provided to Somalia under a new partnership between…

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Forced to flee for decades: How compounded crises are pushing Somalis over the brink

Nearly 8.3 million people across Somalia are expected to face crisis or worse acute food insecurity outcomes between April and June 2023. Any one of us could unexpectedly be forced…

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Qatar Charity builds village for Somalis displaced by drought

The dry season Somalia has been witnessing is the worst in 40 years with more fears over a rise in famine and displacement. Qatar Charity laid the foundation stone of…

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Qatar Red Crescent Society provides reproductive health services in Somalia

Somalia is currently facing the worst drought in 40 years as 40% of the population are face acute food insecurity. The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) office in Somalia is…

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Qatar sends Somaliland aid to tackle drought and fires

Approximately 1.4 million children, which accounts for over 44% of population of children under the age of five, are likely to be ‘acutely’ malnourished through mid-2022. Qatar Fund for Development,…

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Qatar Charity launches QAR 1.4m multi-service centre in Somalia

Thousands of families will receive aid in the drought-hit area. Qatar Charity has inaugurated a project worth more than QAR 1.4 million, including a multi-service centre and a charity bakery…

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Qatar’s mosques perform nationwide Istiqsa ‘rain-seeking’ prayer

After weeks into a rain season with no rain, thousands gathered around mosques in Qatar to participate in the Istisqa prayer – a tradition of the Prophet Muhammad to seek…

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Company seeks Qatar funds to bring rain to drought-hit Africa

Company seeks Qatar funds to bring rain to drought-hit Africa Qatar Tribune reports: Aquiess, a company that claims to have weather modification technology plans to bring an early end to…

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Qatar is helping Somalia, so can you

Somalia is starving. The United Nations reports that tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, have died in the famine- and drought-hit country over the past few months.…

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