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Humanitarian conditions worsening

    NAIROBI
    The UN Country Team (UNCT) said humanitarian conditions in southern and central Somalia were deteriorating due to ongoing conflict and natural disaster. In its latest report, it said an estimated 1.2 million people were at risk from severe food insecurity. In addition, the area accounted for about 300,000 displaced people. An estimated 1.6 million people in Mogadishu, Lower and Middle Juba, parts of Gedo and Lower Shabelle were not accessed by UN programmes. The report said funds were urgently required to cover the food pipeline from January until August 2000, when the next main harvest is due.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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