I en humanitær appel efterspørger FN 7,4 milliarder kroner (1,3 mia. dollars) til at styrke Somalia. Pengene vil over tre år gå til 369 humanitære projekter, som når i alt 3,8 millioner mennesker i nød.
MOGADISHU, 4 December 2012 (OCHA): “This is the first humanitarian gathering in Mogadishu for over 20 years. Somalia and its people are happy that the humanitarian community is presenting the strategy to us on our home soil,” Somalias Minister of Interior and National Security Abdikarim Hussein Guled, who is responsible for humanitarian affairs, said according to OCHA.
“While the humanitarian situation in Somalia remains critical, the improvement in the food security situation and the new security and political landscape present opportunities to break the cycle of recurring crises brought on by drought and conflict,” said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Stefano Porretti, adding:
“By strengthening Somalis’ ability to cope with droughts and floods we can prevent future shocks from developing into a humanitarian catastrophe.”
Decades of lawlessness
After decades of factional fighting and lawlessness, the East Africa country has been undergoing a peace and national reconciliation process, with a series of landmark steps in past months that have helped to bring an end to the country’s nine-year political transition period.
However, it is still facing one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with 1,1 million people who have been displaced inside Somalia and more than one million that live outside the country as refugees.
“The road to resilience (modstandsdygtighed) will be long and difficult,” Mr. Porretti said, noting:
“There is an absolute imperative to continue supporting the humanitarian work in Somalia. The new three-year humanitarian appeal allows for greater continuity in programming and aims at responding to the existing emergency needs of the population in crisis in a sustainable manner.”
