{"id":50346,"date":"2022-08-13T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/13\/uae-delivers-1000-tonnes-of-aid-to-drought-hit-somalia-somali-national-news-agency\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T04:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:27:09","slug":"uae-delivers-1000-tonnes-of-aid-to-drought-hit-somalia-somali-national-news-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/13\/uae-delivers-1000-tonnes-of-aid-to-drought-hit-somalia-somali-national-news-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE delivers 1,000 tonnes of aid to drought-hit Somalia &#8211; Somali National News Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">An Emirati ship carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of food and relief supplies has arrived in\u00a0Somalia\u00a0to support millions of people affected by the country\u2019s worst drought in decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">The crucial shipment was delivered to the port of Mogadishu in the African country, following directives by\u00a0President Sheikh Mohamed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">The Emirates Red Crescent, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation supervised the delivery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">Authorities began distributing supplies to families in dire need and to displaced persons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">The aid will provide support for approximately 2.5 million people affected in severe droughts due to three consecutive seasons of lack of rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">In May,\u00a0President Sheikh Mohamed\u00a0ordered that Dh35 million of humanitarian aid be sent to\u00a0Somalia\u00a0to support its development and alleviate extreme poverty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">The UAE sent a ship with 572 tons of food supplies to the country one month ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">According to figures released by UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the Norwegian Refugee Council on Thursday, one million people have been forced from their homes by the severe droughts that began in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">\u201cThis one million milestone serves as a massive alarm bell for Somalia,\u201d said Mohamed Abdi, the Norwegian Refugee Council\u2019s country director in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\">\u201cStarvation is now haunting the entire country. Because their villages are literally starved, more and more families are being forced to leave their homes. Aid funding urgently needs to be ramped up before it is too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/2022\/08\/13\/uae-delivers-1000-tonnes-of-aid-to-drought-hit-somalia\/\">sonna<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Emirati ship carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of food and relief supplies has arrived in\u00a0Somalia\u00a0to support millions of people affected by the country\u2019s worst drought in decades. The crucial shipment was delivered to the port of Mogadishu in the African country, following directives by\u00a0President Sheikh Mohamed. 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