MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The United Nations (UN) has injected more drought funds to Somalia to avert drought amid thousands of families were displaced in southern and central Somalia.
Mr Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia this week announced UN released $25 million for providing immediate assistance to communities hard-hit by drought in Somalia.
The coordinator said the cash from Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) would be used to supply relief food and water in remote areas of Jubbaland and Puntland.
According to the statement, the allocation complements the $17 million that was recently provided from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the immediate needs of communities affected by drought.
“Substantial and early funding for response activities, including the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan, is critical to prevent further suffering and save lives,” he said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.
Mr Abdelmoul said their responses would be focused on underserved and hard-to-reach areas at a time when recurring shocks have deepened poverty levels, compounded pre-existing vulnerabilities and stripped communities of livelihoods.
The UN estimates that more than 4.3 million people are in dire need of food and water, with over 500,000 displaced by the looming catastrophe in the Horn of Africa nation.
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