Somalia: Catastrophic Situation

December 29, 2008

 

Over the past two years, almost 300,000 Somalis have fled to Kenya and Yemen in a bid to escape random violencein the Somalia. Around 900,000 others are displaced within their own country. Three million people need immediate aid. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is currently working in nine regions of Somalia, trying to provide assistance to the population.

Over the past two years, almost 300,000 Somalis have fled to Kenya and Yemen in a bid to escape random violencein the Somalia. Around 900,000 others are displaced within their own country. Three million people need immediate aid. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is currently working in nine regions of Somalia, trying to provide assistance to the population.

 

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