Som@li Posted August 31, 2011 An elderly Somali woman begs for assistance as she waits with others to be registered as refugees in Doolow, south western Somalia. Iran has dispatched an 80-ton humanitarian aid shipment to famine-hit Somalia as part of attempts to help the people of the African country. The eighth relief aid consignment of the Islamic Republic to the Horn of Africa nation mostly includes medicine and sanitary items, Manager of Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Public Relations Pouya Hajian said. Earlier in the day, Somali Minister for Women and Family Affairs Maryan Qasim Ahmed expressed gratitude to Iran for delivering humanitarian aid to the drought-stricken country during the harsh conditions facing the African country. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited the famine-hit areas of Somalia on August 23. The United Nations has warned that more than thirteen children out of every 10,000 aged less than five die in the Somalia famine zone every day. "This means that 10 per cent of children under five are dying every 11 weeks. These figures are truly heart-wrenching," UN representative to Somalia Augustine Mahiga told the UN Security Council on August 10. Somalia has been worst affected by famine in the Horn of Africa, which has also hit parts of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew the country's former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. AS/MGH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burahadeer Posted August 31, 2011 God bless any one know if hunger eased off since so many shipments arrived lately & how many people died approximately? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul Posted August 31, 2011 We hope the hunger eased off but not sure if the food is reaching those hit hard by this tragedy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 31, 2011 Hopefully, things will improve, but the problem is one of unimaginable scale, Insha Allah, Allah will make them easy. Thank you Iran again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted August 31, 2011 It is reported that IKEA have donated 62 million dollars worth of aid! Poeple on the ground claim that this aid consists of sacks of rice, oil and cake topping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
