Somalia Remains the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World

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https://www.csis.org/analysis/somali...n-crisis-world

a humanitarian crisis that has left an estimated 250,000 people at risk of imminent starvation, a population about the size of Madison, Wisconsin. While this number is lower than the 750,000 previously anticipated, the disaster remains the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with a child dying every six minutes in Somalia.

Does this not mirror nearly to the tee the realities in Yemen?

More than 4 million Somalis, almost half the country’s population, require humanitarian assistance, including food, water, vaccinations, and health care, and 3 million of those are in conflict zones and difficult-to-reach areas. With an estimated 1.46 million displaced in Somalia, Mogadishu alone has become the site of over 300 internally displaced person (IDP) camps.

In November, FEWS Net and the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) downgraded the number of Somalis facing imminent starvation—those who will die if not provided with assistance—from 750,000 to 250,000. That drop was as much due to a refinement of the numbers (a census completed in the IDP camps) as to improvements in the humanitarian situation. According to a FEWS Net release, the revised figure was a result of the humanitarian aid going into the region and more generous amounts of rainfall. Famine previously also existed in the Lower Shabelle, Bay, and Bakool regions. The situation, however, remains dire for many more than those 250,000.

Utter poverty. Four million need humanitarian assistance, 3 of 4 live in 'conflict zones.'

Kenyan advancement of troops toward Kismayo has slowed humanitarian operations according to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground. As the forces made their way in, thousands of displaced Somalis again had to move out of harm’s way. Each time the IDP population flees, they are able to take little with them and conditions only worsen, with children dying most frequently. In the midst of this disorder, warlords have begun to reassert themselves, demanding money and abusing the IDPs as they attempt to reach temporary safety.

Kenyan troops advance into the war torn country....and displace and make matters worse for civilians.

Note the date of the article, I found that striking and it's nearly today's Yemen. Comments if you read the link?

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https://www.csis.org/analysis/somali...n-crisis-world



Does this not mirror nearly to the tee the realities in Yemen?



Utter poverty. Four million need humanitarian assistance, 3 of 4 live in 'conflict zones.'



Kenyan troops advance into the war torn country....and displace and make matters worse for civilians.

Note the date of the article, I found that striking and it's nearly today's Yemen. Comments if you read the link?

Africa is all but lost ,