Somaliland appeals to international community for urgent emergency assistance

[Jacaylbaro]

Since The Year Of 2007. The “Dayr” and “Gu” rains in Somaliland were below normal rainfall (Deyr 07/08, Gu 08, and Deyr 08/09) and this year’s “Gu” was poor.

 

As a result, poor pasture, scarcity of water, food and waakened human animal health were experienced. Reports coming from pastoralists are predicting a serious, but looming famine.

 

According to fewnsnet. The cumulative effects of drought have resulted in a decline in reproduction rates and re-stocking for all species. Moreover, due to poor livestock body conditions, the numberof saleable animals in local markets has been declining. It is predicted that the export figures for the current year could drop further. The drought also affects a significant number of urban households whose income and food source are strongly linked to livestock marketing and trade.

 

The livelihoods of pastoralists are further aggravated by severe food shortages caused by global food inflation and by continuing locust invasions to vegetations where short rains were reported during the “Gu” season of this year.

All the six regions of Somaliland are effected by the drought, and 40% of the estimated populations of 3.5 Millin of Somaliland are effected. That equels to 1.4 million people.

 

Given the worsening livelihood situation, as well as the deteriorating human and animal health as a result of food shortages, water and lack of fodder for animals, predictions for serious humanitarian catastrophe seem to be imminent that require to be averted.

 

The government of Somaliland, therefore, appeals to internation community for urgent emergency livelihood assistance to avert severe food shortages and hunger. Moreover, assistance and support to urgent water trucking, rehabilitation of boreholes as well as rehabilitation and destilting of berkads and dams and the supplies of necessary medications for effected human and livestock populations will be paramount to avoid break-outs of disease epidemics. Nutritional support to the weak and sick will be also necessary.

 

The situation is unusual and, therefore, requires quick, rapid and unusual responses from international community to deliver humanitarian assistance and supplies.

 

 

H.E. Ahmed Yusuf Yassin

Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland and

Chairperson of the National Disaster Management Committee.

[N.O.R.F]

They could have done this in Washington!

[nuune]

^^ war ka daa Norf

[Thankful]

Somaliland appeals to international community for urgent emergency assistance

 

 

This is precisely why no country will recognize NW Somalia. No one wants another poor African country dependant on aid. They already have enough of those and would rather not have to allocate more money to another country. This is why the AU won’t even consider it. There is no benefit to them by recognizing it. They’ll just have to end up supporting another impoverished nation. I pray for the people who are suffering and insha’Allah things will get better for them. The international community would rather keep the headache that is Somalia together then seperate it and have to dish out money to more governments.