Somali Crisis ‘Worse than Darfur’
Although much of the world’s attention has been recently focused on the burgeoning global food crisis, the challenging situation in Somalia is among the worst. Due to a combination of violent conflict, drought, economic collapse and the rising cost of food, Somalia is now faceing “a worse situation thatn Darfur” according to the United Nations.
The number of people in Somalia in need of emergency food aid is likely to rise to about 3.5m in the coming months, the United Nations has warned.
Mark Bowden, the UN’s humanitarian co-ordinator for the region, says the food crisis is dramatically worsening.
Somalia faces a worse situation than Darfur, Mr Bowden says.
Contributing to the crisis are fighting between rival militias, successive droughts, sharply rising food prices and a collapse of the Somali currency.
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