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