UN hosts
emergency meeting on Somalia famine Rome (Sunatimes) An emergency meeting hosted by the
United Nations Food agency is currently under way in Rome to mobilize action
to fight famine in Somalia and other drought-hit nations in East Africa. The one-day session of ministers from the G20 nations at the
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters in Rome is aimed at
mobilizing international actions to fight famine in Somalia after France, the
current chair of the G20 group of powerful economies requested the top-level
meeting as drought crisis deepens in the Horn of African country. According to the United Nations more than 10 million people are
thought to be at risk of starvation, forcing the world body declared famine
in two areas of southern Somalia. World Food Programme says it still cannot reach 2.2 million
people inside Somalia as refugees continue to pour over the Kenyan and
Ethiopian borders. Earlier, the UN has called the drought East Africa as the worst
drought in 60 years with Somalia thought to be worst-hit. By Muhiima Ahmed |
IDPs in Mogadishu
receive humanitarian aid Mogadishu ( Sunatimes) The Somali national drought rescue
committee has distributed humanitarian aid to drought displaced people in
refugee camps in the districts of Howlwadag and Hodan in Mogadishu. The committee distributed powdered Milk and dates which were
part of humanitarian aid packages donated by the Kuwaiti government to the
drought-stricken population in the camps, with each family receiving a tin of
powdered Milk and three kilos of dates. Meanwhile, a construction company, Issack Adan Group (AIG), has
also delivered financial aid to at least 350 families in Mogadishu including
those that have arrived yesterday. The head of AIG, Issack Adan Ali, told Bar-kulan that they have
donated Sosh200 Million to IDPs in Hodan district to help them meet their
daily needs. By Faduma Farah |
IDPs in Lower
Shabelle face harsh living conditions Mogadishu (Sunatimes) Drought displaced families in one of the
camps in No. 50 area in Lower Shabelle are reportedly facing harsh living
conditions. In an exclusive interview with Bar-kulan, a member of the Somali
Parliament, Mohamed Omar Geedo, claimed that the affected comp is a home many
to destitute families and are in dare need of humanitarian help. The legislator said that at least six people die of starvation
daily in the camp since humanitarian aid agencies cannot reach due to the
Al-Shabaab led administration in the area. Mr. Geedo urged the Somali government to do all means possible
in reaching people who are on the verge of starvation in the camp, saying
that even military interventions is welcomed to avert impending human
catastrophe in the area. Most of these families in the camp are said to be on their way
to refugee camps in Mogadishu to get humanitarian help from the Somali
government and humanitarian agencies in the area. Meanwhile, over 247 families in the badly affected Hiran region
are also facing humanitarian catastrophe. According to some of the local elders in Bulo-burde, Halgan
settlement and Buq-aqable, the IDPs in the area are facing difficulties since
most of them have no shelter and food, saying that they are in dare need of
humanitarian help. By Hawo Abdulle |
Beled-hawo
children face severe malnutrition Mogadishu (Sunatimes) Children
from drought displaced families from Bay and Bakol regions camping in
Beled-hawo district, Gedo region, are facing severe malnutrition. According to one of the local MCH attendants in the area,
malnutrition rate among the children in the area is alarming, saying that if
not immediately intervened, the situation will go out of hand. The United Nations has declared famine in two regions of
Somalia, with almost all children in those regions severely malnourished. By Siham Mohamud |
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