The Federal government of Somalia has called for an emergency international live-saving campaign to protect hundreds of thousands of people from starvation.
Somali minister of agriculture Abdi Ahmed Baafo who talked to reporters at the Prime minister’s office in Mogadishu on Tuesday said that his government was trying its best to deliver food aid and clean drinking water to thousands of families who live in several south-central Somali regions.
“I urge the international aid organizations and as well as Somali business people to urgently reach out to the vulnerable people who are on the verge of starvation— we are afraid that thousands may die in the next few weeks” the minister warned.
“There is no need to talk, this is the time to take an action to protect those people—Somali government has no assets, but we want that the international aid organizations come and spend what the world has allocated for Somalia” the minister expressed.
He said that there was an increasing humanitarian crisis in several regions, but the worst-hit areas are: Gedo, Bakool, Hiiraan and Galgaduud, followed by, Middle Shabelle, Bay and Lower Shabelle as the second worst-hit.
“Next week we are going to deliver hundreds of tanks of drinking water to people in Hiiraan and Galgaduud while other regions will follow---as a government we will do our utmost” the minister noted adding that the world must prevent from the return of what happened in 2011 when Somalia experienced the worst famine in more than 10 years.
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:52 am
by Gabre
Who cares about that, we got some Arabs and Palestinians to protest about. Let's let another quarter million Somalis starve to death without a peep.
Yours truly,
Abu Abdi bin Abeed
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:56 am
by Khalid Ali
Oo No not this again , the whole world has to see Somalias ceeb again and the rest of the world is going donate to Somalia , how shameful it was back in 2011 we will have world leaders going to Somalia and Arab and Turkish officials oo isku ag sawirya caruur gaajoonaya how shameful
One would say with all the fertile land the 2 rivers how is it possible to have a famine.
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:08 am
by waraabe251
prepare for the somali name to be shamed like in 2011. wallahi i heard one person say something about african starvation and one nigerian guy said it is not africa, it is somalia and ethiopia
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:15 am
by FAH1223
waraabe251 wrote:prepare for the somali name to be shamed like in 2011. wallahi i heard one person say something about african starvation and one nigerian guy said it is not africa, it is somalia and ethiopia
well his Nigerians are the poster children for corruption
But he's right about starvation
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:20 am
by Khalid Ali
Fah and worse Scammers in the world
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:47 am
by Chinaman
Looks like the same pattern of Somalids continuing to decline while our farming irrigation using Jareerweyne brothers grow is still continuing Anyway Ilaahay ha uu sahlo reer Bakool, Galguduud, Gedo iyo Hiraan.
Instead of all this aid stuff, why not start a real long term campaign to turn those Xoolo Daqato to real full time sedentary farmers. There should be resettlement programs for all groups regardless of Qabiil to the most fertile areas of the country & the government should introduce incentives to draw people in (And if anyone thinks this is outlandish, the Middle Jubba region alone can sustain twice the current population of Somalia). People should be told about the benefits of changing their method of living & they should be encouraged to do so by various methods.
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:51 am
by many55
there is no famine in somalia , i am from jamaame near the river , food is available all year , its scam trust me
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:55 am
by Chinaman
many55 wrote:there is no famine in somalia , i am from jamaame near the river , food is available all year , its scam trust me
Reer Jamaame pastoralists in 2011
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:11 am
by many55
three groups live in my town
Biyomaal Sheekhaal and Bantu
in 2011 was great famine , but not in my area , besides i send 300$ every month to my mum , they are ok
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:35 am
by sconosciuto
"It's al-Shabaab's fault."
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:22 am
by Rabshoole
Its dry season which is quite common this time of year in those aforementioned regions, Ilaahay ha fududeeyo.
Re: Famine declared in Somalia... again
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:53 am
by jamal9
many55 wrote:three groups live in my town
Biyomaal Sheekhaal and Bantu
in 2011 was great famine , but not in my area , besides i send 300$ every month to my mum , they are ok
well his Nigerians are the poster children for corruption
Anyway Ilaahay ha uu sahlo reer Bakool, Galguduud, Gedo iyo Hiraan. 
