The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for concrete action to prevent, avert and minimize the risks of climate disasters ahead of the High-Level Meeting of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework in New York on 18-19 May. Climate change is reshaping migration patterns around the world. Disasters…
The crisis in Somalia is deepening. With a fifth failed rainy season imminent, humanitarian actors require greater resources to help communities in need survive, rebuild and foster resilience. “Time is running out for Somalia,” said the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Deputy Director General Amy Pope, following a four-day visit…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on the Somali public to join the government's effort to help millions of people in the country affected by the drought. The U.N. says 7.7 million Somalis have been affected by the drought. Speaking at a mosque in the country's capital, Mogadishu, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called…