UN calls for humanitarian aid for nearly 6 million Somalis

The United Nations announced on January 22 that by 2025, nearly 6 million people in Somalia, accounting for nearly one-third of the country's population, will be in need of humanitarian aid.

Somalia is one of the world's poorest countries, suffering from decades of civil war, a bloody Al-Shabab insurgency, and frequent climate disasters. (Source: AFP)

The statement came as the world's largest multilateral organization called for $1.43 billion in aid to Somalia.

The Horn of Africa nation is one of the world's poorest, suffering decades of civil war, a bloody Al-Shabab insurgency, and frequent climate disasters.

"Somalia continues to face a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stressed.

According to OCHA, the country is currently facing "widespread drought conditions due to low rainfall during the October-December period".

The appeal was launched on January 20, in collaboration with the Somali government, to “support an estimated 4.6 million of the country’s most vulnerable people”.

Somalia is currently facing serious turmoil, including armed conflict, terrorism and a humanitarian crisis. The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab continues to carry out terrorist attacks against military and civilian targets.

After decades of conflict, erratic rainfall patterns and widespread displacement, millions of people in Somalia are now hungry and food insecure, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

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