Thursday, March 10, 2022 (HOL) – The United Nations has warned that it is facing a crippling financial crisis in response to the severe drought in Somalia, which has been “overshadowed” by other humanitarian crises. including Ukraine.
The United Nations says the crisis in Ukraine is receiving all international support.
UN confirms $ 1.46 billion (23 1.23 billion) needed to meet Somali needs, Adam Abdelmoula, United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, told a news conference arrested in Kenya’s capital Nairobi
“The situation is dire.” Nearly 671,000 people were forced to flee their homes in search of water, food or pasture for their livestock, more than double the 245,000 displaced in December. In recent years.
The United Nations says the drought crisis in Somalia has affected 4.5 million people, about 30 percent of the Somali population.
Somalia has not received enough rain for three consecutive rainy seasons to reduce the level of drought, which is on the rise, with some people dying of thirst and hunger.
Abdiweli M. Sheikh, Hiiraan Online
abdiwali.sheikh@hiiraan.com
