Mogadishu (Sunatimes) African Union special representative to
Somalia, Jerry Rowlings, on Wednesday visited Badbado refugee camp in
Mogadishu, to assess the current conditions of those in the camp, focusing on
feeding centers, shelters and health status of children in the camp.
Banadir provincial commissioner who is also the mayor of
Mogadishu, Mohamud Ahmed Noor (Tarsan), who briefed Mr. Jerry Rowlings on the
current situation in Badbado said the camp is a home to over three thousands
displaced families from the drought-hit regions of Bay, Bakol, Gedo, Lower
Shabelle and Middle Shabelle.
While addressing the displaced persons in the camp, Jerry Rowlings
said he is extremely concerned about their crippling situation and urged the
international community to provide humanitarian assistance to thousands of
Somalis devastated by the current raging drought in the country.
Rowlings’ visit to the newly opened Badbado refugee camp in
Darkenley district in the capital Mogadishu comes just a day after the Somali
president, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, visited the camp, which houses over 20,000
refugees.
By Faduma Farah Ali
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Rowlings’ visit to the newly opened Badbado refugee camp in Darkenley district