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Pope calls for help for drought-stricken Somalia

On Sunday, Pope Francis called for international assistance to help Somalia fight a “deadly” drought that has displaced one mill...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief August 14, 2022
Updated August 14, 2022 at 11:43 AM
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On Sunday, Pope Francis called for international assistance to help Somalia fight a “deadly” drought that has displaced one million people, according to the UN.

After his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican, the 85-year-old pontiff called attention to the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Somalia and parts of neighboring countries.

“The people of this region, already living in very precarious conditions, are now in a deadly period due to drought,” he said.

“I hope that international solidarity can respond to this emergency.

“Unfortunately, war diverts attention and resources, but these are the goals that demand the most commitment — the fight against hunger, health, education.”

Somalia and its neighbours in the Horn of Africa including Ethiopia and Kenya are gripped by the worst drought in more than 40 years after four failed rainy seasons that have decimated crops and livestock.

More than 755,000 people have fled their homes but remain within Somalia’s borders, which, when added to those who have fled abroad, brings the total to a million, the UN refugee agency UNHCR and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Thursday.

“Starvation is now haunting the entire country,” said Mohamed Abdi, the NRC’s country director in Somalia.

Conflict-wracked Somalia is particularly ill-equipped to cope with the situation, with a grinding Islamist insurgency limiting humanitarian access to parts of the country. Al-Shabaab militants have ratcheted up their attacks in recent months.
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