Somalia

With 625 votes in favour and only 6 against, MEPs called on the EU, its Member States and its international partners to immediately increase humanitarian aid to the country after the recent dramatic FAO figures

Food insecurity is set to worsen significantly until May 2022, with many households experiencing a widening gap in food consumption and erosion of their ability to cope, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Several partners, including the African Union, the EU and the UN, among other foreign nations, have expressed concern over continued delays in the Somali electoral process, calling on leaders to hold parliamentary elections without further delay

FAO has launched a radio programme on climate-smart agriculture in the country; it is a cycle of radio programmes focusing mainly on the impact of climate change on food security

The UN will collaborate with local mental health services; in fact, the country is severely affected by decades of conflict that have led to nearly one in three Somalis experiencing some forms of mental problems

Qatar Red Crescent Society will provide medical services to hundreds of low-income patients to help them recover; the organisation will also supply hospitals with essential medical equipment to allow quality services to continue

A photo contest on the friendship between China and Somalia will be organized by the Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu in view of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

UN deputy secretary general Amina Mohammed has asked Somali clan elders to support a 30 per cent quota for women in Parliament

Hudur, a town controlled by Al Shabaab for seven years and suffering from severe water shortages, is recovering with the aid of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has implemented a project to provide clean water and solar-powered street lighting

A trade information portal has been created to facilitate cross-border trade and provide businesses with a transparent environment, a move to facilitate World Trade Organisation membership

China declares readiness to contribute to lasting peace in Somalia after parties agreed on electoral arrangements and launched upper house elections

80% increase in sexual violence registered in the country has been defined "alarming" by two of the UN Special Representatives, who have called for urgent action

For the first time in the country's sporting history, it has entered the Olympics with a non-runner: the country's first female Olympic boxer Ramla Ali