The Afgooye corridor should be a place of infamy. But the world's largest concentration of internally displaced people is located just outside the war-torn Somali capital of Mogadishu. It is an area ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Amid the deteriorating situation in Mogadishu, UNHCR has noted significant growth in the numbers of ...

As the violence in Somalia continues on a daily basis, efforts are also continuing to help those most affected – the civilian population. The UN World Food Program is one of the agencies working in ...

MOGADISHU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Somali forces repelled an attack by the al-Shabaab militant group near the capital city of Mogadishu Saturday night, local authorities said Sunday. The al-Qaida-linked ...

In Somalia, thousands of already displaced people are fleeing new fighting northwest of Mogadishu. Many are heading for the capital where humanitarian agencies are setting up emergency relief ...

AFGOOYE, Somalia-At least three people have been reported killed and four others were wounded after assailants targeted tax collectors in grenade attack in Afgooye town of southern Somalia on ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 1 October 2010 Amid ...