Sunday March 26, 2017
Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami called on the international community, the United Nations organisations, the relief and humanitarian organisations and all countries of the world to take an urgent action to provide the necessary assistance to the Somali people and to respond to the appeal made by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to combat the famine that is threatening the lives of the Somali people.
In a statement yesterday, the Arab Parliament Speaker urged relief and humanitarian organisations to intensify efforts and raise the level of emergency relief so as not to exacerbate the current humanitarian situation and to avoid a state of severe famine.
He warned that delaying the necessary relief aid will exacerbate the tragic situation and increase the number of deaths due to the lack of food and necessary medical supplies. The statement stressed the necessity to quickly respond to the appeal of the Somali President who seeks to establish the authority of the state and build its institutions to serve the Somali people.