Somalia: malnutrition

Ongoing fighting and recurrent droughts have left many Somalis, especially young children, without enough food and medical care. Malnutrition rates in central and southern Somalia are extremely worrying. Indiscriminate fighting in Mogadishu has resulted in many civilian casualties.General humanitarian situationThe humanitarian situation in Somalia remains very precarious. Fighting between government forces and opposition groups, and among the groups themselves, is dragging on and raising concerns about the population's security to a new level. Drought in central Somalia continues unabated as people wait for the gu rains to begin, which should happen in April or May. So far, indications are that these areas are not going to have a good rainy season. Luckily, the southern and northern parts of the country received substantial, though early, rains.Four years of drought in the central region have depleted cattle herds and significantly reduced the number of goats and sheep. Camels are getting weaker and are starting to die in numbers. This is extremely worrying, because they serve not only as a source of milk and meat but also as the main means of transportation for pastoralists. The situation has resulted in widespread poverty among civilians, pushing tens of thousands to seek refuge with already overstretched family members in cities, or in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs).
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