The Swiss-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for an extra SFr67 million ($86 million) for famine-struck Somalia.
This content was published on
1 minute
swissinfo.ch and agencies
It said on Thursday that the additional funding would help an additional 1.1 million people in the central and southern parts of the country, which have been hit by drought and conflict.
“The move comes in response to a situation that is becoming ever more desperate,” said Jakob Kellenberger, the ICRC president, in a statement.
“Hundreds of thousands of Somalis face life-threatening food and water shortages.”
The Geneva-based organisation said it had recently completed delivery of food and medical aid for 162,000 people in central and southern Somalia for the coming month.
An increase in funding would bring the ICRC’s total budget for Somalia to SFr120 million this year.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
Read more
More
Swiss president to assess Somali refugee camp
This content was published on
The Dadaab refugee camp is located about 100 kilometres south of the Somali border where up to 1,500 new arrivals from famine-stricken Somalia are being registered each day. The camp, built for 90,000, now shelters more than 400,000. Calmy-Rey, who is also foreign minister, will survey the situation in Dadaab in order to evaluate how…
This content was published on
Swiss aid agencies and charities have released extra funds for victims in the region. Two organisations have also been involved in long-term projects for decades, providing food and running a clinic and schools in the hardest-hit region of Somalia. A major humanitarian operation by the international community was launched last Wednesday to airlift food to…
This content was published on
For several years, Yusuf Muhammad Isma’il has ensured a diplomatic presence for Somalia, hit by civil war over the past 20 years and now suffering from the effects of drought and famine. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, the ambassador said that in addition to the political crisis the country was now facing its worst humanitarian…
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.