Somaliland government ready to aid famine effected Somalia.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Somaliland ready to aid famine-hit Somalia

HARGEISA — The vice President of Somaliland, Abdirahman A. Ismail (Saylici), chaired a Ministerial Meeting at the Presidential Palace on Thursday to discuss providing aid to famine-stricken Somalia. The gathering held behind closed doors marked a major milestone in Somaliland foreign policy, it is the first time Somaliland will dispatch a humanitarian aid to another state. The government said it was ready to send relief aid to Somalia’s famine stricken people and that it will collaborate with the international community.

 

Presidential Spokesman, Abdullahi Mohamed Dahir, told local media that the ministers agreed on a three-point humanitarian action plan to address the role of Somaliland in the relief effort. Mr Dahir said the three point plan is:

 

Somaliland’s readiness to collaborate with international efforts to fight the famine in Somalia,

 

Somaliland was ready to send its own aid and to establish a seven-member emergency Humanitarian Committee

 

Somaliland will provide its port of Berbera to the international community to deliver aid destined for Somalia and that Somaliland will put great emphasis on successful delivery.

 

The neighboring Somalia is the epicenter of the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in more than 60 years and the United Nations says at least two regions are famine-stricken. Aid agencies said more than 30, 000 children already died of starvation in Somalia. They added the drought and two decades of unrelenting civil war have created one of the worst humanitarian crisis. An estimated 400,000 Somalis are currently displaced in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, the world’s biggest refugee camp.

 

Somaliland, once part of Somalia, dissolved its union with Mogadishu in 1991 and has ever since enjoyed a relative peace.

 

Mr. Dahir also revealed the names of the Commision that will head up this groundbreaking Somaliland intiative.

 

1. Eng. Mohamed Hashi Elmi, Minister of Finance

2. Ahmed Haji Ali Adami, Minister of Defence

3. Abdulrazaq Khalif Ahmad, Minister of Industry

4. Khalif ,Abdilahi Ahmed, Minister of Religious Affairs

5. Dr. Abdirashid Shiekh Hassan, State Minister of Foreign Affairs

6. Naima Hussein Qawdan, Deputy Minister of Health

7. Ali Abdi Saayi, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Housing

[oba hiloowlow]

good a bit late but better than nothing.

[Jacaylbaro]

Sure we can help ...

[gooni]

Bal waxay nagu caawiyaan aan eegno ilaahow jaad haka dhigin

[Somalina]

:D

[Som@li]

:D, ana waykan moment, too little too late

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

So every little help is allowed as long as it is not from Somaliland lol

[NASSIR]

It's never too late to help. Thanks to "Somaliland".

[Somalina]

Som@li;740310 wrote:

:D, ana waykan moment, too little too late

Waxa ay wadaan maadan fahmin?

 

Maamulka SL dadkooda hadey garteen iney caawiyaan waala soo dhaweynaayaa. Reer PL, Reer Banaadir, Reer Gedo kuligood extended a hand to their brothers and sisters dhibaateysan, soo dhawaada reer SL idinkuna.

[Nina Fox]

gooni;740299 wrote:

Bal waxay nagu caawiyaan aan eegno ilaahow jaad haka dhigin

Hahahaha wuu iga qosliyeey

 

Jazakallah kheyr to our S/Land neighbours, ilaahey ajar badan ha ugu bedelo. No aid is too small for the people of Somalia. Better late than never, I guess.