Somalia faces crippling lack of funds to tackle drought crisis: UN
Internally-displaced Somalis wait for food at a distribution point in Mogadishu on July 26, 2011. The humanitarian crisis in Somalia due to drought is predicted to worsen in the coming months due inadequate funding. PHOTO | AFP
The crisis in Somalia is predicted to worsen in the coming months as drought ravages the country and relief agencies struggle to raise funds for adequate humanitarian response.
And the UN is warning that the situation in Somalia, and the Horn of Africa in general, could take a back seat as aid agencies and donors focus on other crises around the world.
