Hundreds of Drought- Displaced seek shelter in Somaliland

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Hundreds of Drought-Displaced Seek Shelter in Somaliland

29 July 2011

 

 

Las-Anod — Hundreds of families from south-central Somalia who have sought refuge in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland lack food, shelter and water, say local officials.

 

Most of the 276 families (about 1,650 people) are in the town of Las-anod in Sool region, neighbouring south-central Somalia.

 

"At least 10 families arrive in Las-anod daily; some pass through to other towns in Somaliland but many remain here," Khadra Mohamed, secretary-general of Somaliland's internally displaced persons (IDP) organization, told IRIN. "Some of the new arrivals are [staying] with conflict-displaced Somalis who have been living in the town for the last several years. These people have no food or shelter.

 

However, Mohamed said, local communities have been providing food aid to the new arrivals.

 

"These families have little access to health services, some of them lost their children during their long journey to Somaliland," Mohamed added.

 

Abdillahi Jama, governor of Sool region, told IRIN: "Those arriving are registered by local NGOs who inform us weekly. In the past three days, for example, between 10 and 20 families have arrived in Las-anod. Most end up living with families who have been displaced by past conflict in south-central Somalia, expanding the number of people per IDP family to 10-20.

 

"We collect some assistance from the local people and encourage them to help, because they are our brothers and sisters displaced by the drought," Jama said. "Our capacity is limited and we can do little to help them."

 

Zainab H. Mohamoud, head of the Gashan Women's Umbrella Organization, said in Buroa, Togdheer region, several families had fled drought; some went to Hargeisa and others to the town of Buhotle in Buhotle region.

 

Mohamoud told IRIN that at least 23 families from south-central Somalia reached Buroa, 70 people had reached Buhotle and 12 went to Hargeisa.

 

UNICEF appeal

 

Meanwhile, in Nairobi, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on 29 July appealing for immediate life-saving interventions for an estimated one million Somali children, the majority in southern Somalia.

 

"The children of southern Somalia desperately need our help; too many of them have already died and many others are at great risk unless we act now," said Rozanne Chorlton, the UNICEF Somalia representative. "Families shouldn't have to leave their homes, mothers and their children shouldn't have to endure days of perilous journey in search of food and water and then face a life of uncertainty in a camp. All our energy should be focused on saving lives."

 

According to UNICEF, an estimated 1.25 million children across southern Somalia, 640,000 of them acutely malnourished, urgently need life-saving interventions.

 

To reach children as quickly as possible, the agency said, it had, with its partners, mounted a massive scale-up of its operation and was using "all avenues available" to get supplies into the region.

 

So far, UNICEF has airlifted supplementary feeding supplies for 65,000 children to the drought-affected regions of southern Somalia.

[Taleexi]

Ahaha LA goormay SL noqotay.... Eebbe ha u sahlo dadka tabaalaysan.

[Farmaraa]

XX, You should know that these people are not refugees in other country like Refugee Camps in Kenya. Believe me, they are enjoying in their own city,Lasanod, Somalia.

 

Las-anoders welcome them as their own families from other cities. They are in good hands and getting support from the local people. Our people who fled a severe drought in our country especially southern regions, I really feel hearbroken from their situation. Children, Women and elders are dying for hunger. My heart and prayers are with them. اللّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبادَكَ وَبَهـائِمَك، وَانْشُـرْ رَحْمَـتَكَ وَأَحْيِي بَلَـدَكَ المَيِّـت

 

Transliteration: “Allahummas-qi AAibadak, wabaha-imak, wanshur rahmatak, wa-ahyi baladakal-mayyit”

 

Translation: “O Allah, provide water for Your servants and Your cattle, spread out Your mercy and resurrect Your dead land.”

[Carafaat]

Great solidarity exist between the Somali people in times of crisis. This has kept the Somali race alive the past decades of wars and tragedies.

 

Hopefully soon we will find away to translate this solidarity in political support to find a lasting solution for peace in Somalia.

[Jacaylbaro]

Although not easy .... But Somali refugees are welcome in Somaliland. It is better that the government creates them camps instead of keeping them inside the main towns.

[Carafaat]

The camps created in Kenia and Ethiopia have become sort of permanent refugee settlements with many tragic problems. Better to create new neighbourhouds like Ayaxa in Hargeysa or Koosaar/Aden Saleebaan/Ali Hussein in Buroa. So people can integrate socially and economically in the city, instead of isolation in far away camps.

[Jacaylbaro]

It is always good to keep the refugees far away from the cities. This is the problem we have now in Hargeisa and it was a mistake to keep them here in the capital. No country in the world does that.

[Carafaat]

Refuge's have many talents and Hargeysa benefits from it. Locking people up in camps wont add anything to them nor to the country.

[Jacaylbaro]

Regulations sxb regulations ...... their talents can be benefited under regulated move from the camps to the towns. We don't want them to show us their Alshabab talents

[Che -Guevara]

^Don't worry-your own homeboys are AS.

 

"Somali refugees are welcome in Somaliland"

 

LooooL...oxymoronic

[Thankful]

Khadra Mohamed, secretary-general of

Somaliland's internally displaced persons

(IDP) organization,

expanding the number of people per

IDP family

to 10-20.

Definition: An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders.

 

They are referred to 'internally displaced' by the so-called secretary-general of NW Somalia, however in JB's own world he see's different.

 

Further proof where Siilaanyo is directing the triangle admin.

[gooni]

bilowgii 87dii in qaxooti maydan ahayn xero laydinku xareeyana balcad kuma oolin

Mise arintu waa gabadhii ilmaha dhabta loo saaray ku ilowday xanuunkii ay soo martay.

[Carafaat]

The UN provides much more assistance and aid to refugees then to IDP's. UN Assumes that IDP's receive assistance from own population and goverment. Therefore the prevered location for most (vulnerable)people from Somalia will always be Kenia and Ethiopia, rather then Somaliland.

[Jacaylbaro]

gooni;737561 wrote:

bilowgii 87dii in qaxooti maydan ahayn xero laydinku xareeyana balcad kuma oolin

.

 

Waa run oo waa la laynayay markaas ,,,,,

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

The refugees from somalia are welcome in somaliland the govt Will do everything to help these people jb what if we set up camps dhoqoshay and in durukhsi in the small villages in togdheer