Somalia

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Nach Jahren der Zerrissenheit und des Bürgerkrieges scheint es so, dass sich am Horn von Afrika zumindest im Ansatz eine Art von Stabilität und Ruhe etablieren könnte. Zumindest weisen die Zeichen, vorsichtig ausgedrückt, in diese Richtung...

Somalia: Former 'Failed State' Somalia On Fragile Path to Progress - a UN Resident Coordinator Blog

Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, there are signs of progress amidst a host of ongoing challenges. [...]

Afflicted by decades of conflict, recurrent climatic shocks, disease outbreaks and poverty, Somalia was often called a 'failed state.' The narrative is now changing and, although fragile, Somalia is on a path to stability, and the resilience of the Somali people is second to none. [...]

The UN has been closely supporting the Somali people since the birth of the Republic in 1960. Currently, the UN's various mandates are implemented through 26 Agencies, Funds and Programmes (both resident and non-resident), a political mission (the UN Assistance Mission to Somalia, UNSOM) and a logistical support mission (the UN Support Mission to Somalia, UNSOS). At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN marshalled support to help the Somali government respond to the virus outbreak. We continue to support the Somali authorities in seeking to defeat this pandemic and encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Elections are also on-going in Somalia. The UN is supporting the process to ensure that they are held in a peaceful and transparent manner, while at the same time advocating for a 30 per cent quota of women in the Somali legislature. [...]

While these are encouraging signs of progress, we must not forget Somalia's long-standing challenges. According to UN's projections for next year, an estimated 7.7 million Somalis (nearly half of the country's population) will require humanitarian assistance and protection, and women and children continue to bear the brunt of Somalia's complex humanitarian crises, especially among the internally displaced communities. In light of the current serious droughts, the Somali government declared a humanitarian state of emergency on 23 November. Nevertheless, neither the government nor the humanitarian community has adequate resources to respond. With one month remaining in the year, the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan, which seeks US$1.09 billion, remains only 70 per cent funded.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202112260064.html

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