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Somaliland appeals to international community for urgent emergency livelihood assistance

Somaliland: press Release Urgent Emergency Humanitarian Assistant
The Vice President
To: All International Agancies And Organizations

Since The Year Of 2007. The “Dayr” and “Gu” rains in Somaliland were below normal rainfall (Deyr 07/08, Gu 08, and Deyr 08/09) and this year’s “Gu” was poor.

As a result, poor pasture, scarcity of water, food and waakened human animal health were experienced. Reports coming from pastoralists are predicting a serious, but looming famine.

According to fewnsnet. The cumulative effects of drought have resulted in a decline in reproduction rates and re-stocking for all species. Moreover, due to poor livestock body conditions, the numberof saleable animals in local markets has been declining. It is predicted that the export figures for the current year could drop further. The drought also affects a significant number of urban households whose income and food source are strongly linked to livestock marketing and trade.

The livelihoods of pastoralists are further aggravated by severe food shortages caused by global food inflation and by continuing locust invasions to vegetations where short rains were reported during the “Gu” season of this year.
All the six regions of Somaliland are effected by the drought, and 40% of the estimated populations of 3.5 Millin of Somaliland are effected. That equels to 1.4 million people.

Given the worsening livelihood situation, as well as the deteriorating human and animal health as a result of food shortages, water and lack of fodder for animals, predictions for serious humanitarian catastrophe seem to be imminent that require to be averted.

The government of Somaliland, therefore, appeals to internation community for urgent emergency livelihood assistance to avert severe food shortages and hunger. Moreover, assistance and support to urgent water trucking, rehabilitation of boreholes as well as rehabilitation and destilting of berkads and dams and the supplies of necessary medications for effected human and livestock populations will be paramount to avoid break-outs of disease epidemics. Nutritional support to the weak and sick will be also necessary.

The situation is unusual and, therefore, requires quick, rapid and unusual responses from international community to deliver humanitarian assistance and supplies.

H.E. Ahmed Yusuf Yassin
Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland and
Chairperson of the National Disaster Management Committee.

Published by: Abdiqani

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Obsiye on Sun, 28th Jun 2009 9:23 pm

The Somaliland community in North America should be concern about this emergency issue and do something about it. Just like they are concerned about the upcoming presidential election.

Raage on Sun, 28th Jun 2009 10:39 pm

We should also try to relay on our people. Not only external funds can heal the wounds but as long as we do it for ourselves others will be interested to help.

Jubba on Sun, 28th Jun 2009 11:04 pm

The climate change is real and its causing more devastations than earlier predicted, I think the rich nations who created all the pollutions and changes to the environment need to reach out for the poor nations like Somaliland.

Kariye on Mon, 29th Jun 2009 12:18 am

We should get all the info and pass on with our representatives, local press, charities, ngo's, etc, wherever the people of Somaliland live.

Kayse on Mon, 29th Jun 2009 2:37 am

Somaliland Diasporas must mobilize themselves whatever organisations exist in your cities, towns and regions need to mobilise, every dollar can do something, lets get water and food for these nomadic societies, $1 can get 1 litre of water and that will go long way.

There are at least 1 million Somalilanders living abroad, if every person donates $1, for those of witha family of say 5 donate $5, then we good to go, we need to establish Somaliland Disaster Appeal Organisation (SDAO), who can channel these charities and also organise the fundraising events world wide.

We don't need Somaliland Forum or Somaliland Europe Society, we need to establish one united organisation for disaster appeals. Good Zakat as Muslims.

sonofsnm on Sat, 4th Jul 2009 8:11 pm

That is exactly why we need a change in leadership so we can get a president and ministers who actually care to the extent they mobolise the large Somaliland diaspora like we did back when the SNM fought against Somalia. This current administration is too corrupt to do anything beneficial and it is not until we the people replace it with one that has the people's best interest at heart. Until then expect all to remain the same.

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