Thursday October 27, 2022
By: Alina Ramos Martin
A United Nations official in Somalia lamented that in areas of this country where the extremist group Al-Shabab operates, it is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid to people in need of assistance due to drought.
The Special Representative of the UN General Secretary, James Swam, told the media that more than 900,000 vulnerable people, out of a total of seven million across the country, are in areas controlled by that radical group.
In order to bring food and other means of livelihood to people in needs, in areas controlled by Al-Shabab, various organizations and the private sector are in contact with representatives of this extremist group, said the source.
According to the United Nations, Somalia is suffering one of the worst droughts in recent decades due to low rainfall, which is compromising food security in the communities.
As a result of this phenomenon, caused by climate change, the authorities of this far eastern African nation reported the death of many people, including children, who lacked in time sufficient food and drinking water .
In the demarcations controlled by Al-Shabab formation, mainly rural localities in the center and south of the national territory, armed clashes were recorded in the last weeks between forces of this group and the Army supported by local militias and detachments of the African Union.