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19.07.2008 Non dimenticare i cooperanti sequestrati negli ultimi mesi in Somalia. E' l'appello dell'Associazione Ong italiane che, nonostante i ripetuti inviti al silenzio dei media per permettere alle istituzioni di lavorare alla liberazione, è preoccupata per la sorte di tre cooperanti delle ong Cins e Agrosphere e di altri quattro della ong 'Acqua per la Vita' nelle mani dei rapitori: i primi tre dal 21 maggio, cioè da ormai due mesi, e gli altri dal 1° luglio. "Ci preoccupa ancora di più, dopo le dichiarazioni riportate recentemente da un settimanale, che il rapimento di Iolanda e Giuliano possa diventare pretesto di conflitti di competenza interni alle stesse istituzioni" - afferma una nota dell'Associazione Ong italiane che invita la Farnesina a fare tutto il possibile per la loro rapida liberazione.

28.03.2008 Somalia on onnistunut hävittämään polion, kertoo Maailman terveysjärjestä WHO. Afrikan sarven maassa ei viimeksi kuluneen vuoden aikana ole tullut ilmi yhtään uutta poliotapausta.

27.03.2008 The crisis engulfing Somalia has deteriorated dramatically since NGOs warned in October of an impending humanitarian catastrophe, the organisations say in a statement aimed at putting pressure on members of the UN Security Council.

13.03.2008 Many of the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Somalia are surviving on less than one meal a day, reports the International Committee of the Red Cross, as the protracted conflict in Mogadishu escalates and spreads to other parts of the nation.

05.03.2008 The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week.
From: Human Rights Watch

21.02.2008 Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda -- all highly dependent on Kenya for goods, transport links, and services -- are struggling to cope with the consequences of the east African nation's ongoing political crisis.

13.02.2008 Somalia's tenuous security situation got even worse Monday as attacks on the UN compound in Mogadishu compelled the world body and some humanitarian groups to suspend aid operations.

06.02.2008 Due to a combination of various factors, including violence, drought, and financial instability, as many as 2 million people in Somalia are currently in dire need of humanitarian aid, report the UN and other humanitarian agencies.

04.02.2008 Kolmen työntekijän kuolemaan johtanut hyökkäys saa Lääkärit ilman rajoja -järjestön toistaiseksi lopettamaan toimintansa Somaliassa.

29.01.2008 Three staff members of a leading medical charity have been killed in the Somali town of Kismayo.
+ Ban Ki-moon deplores killings

27.12.2007 The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia has called for the release of two abducted female staff members of Doctors Without Borders.
From UN News

21.12.2007 Three Somali women working at an international emergency relief organization in this eastern African country reflect on gender equality and education in the Horn of Africa.

12.12.2007 An estimated 600,000 Somalis have been forced out of their homes in Mogadishu due to a recent resurgence in violence, intensifying the humanitarian crisis brought on by years of civil strife and natural disasters.

21.11.2007 The number of displaced people inside Somalia has risen sharply to one million, says the UN refugee agency.

16.11.2007 Joukko Somalian uskonnollisia johtajia ja naisvaikuttajia tapaa Kirkon ulkomaanavun järjestämässä kokouksessa 20. marraskuuta. Tavoitteena on vahvistaa uskonnollisten johtajien taustatukea rauhan aikaansaamiseksi.

12.11.2007 Somalian pääkaupungissa Mogadishussa ammuskellaan päivittäin, ja sieltä pakenee tuhansia ihmisiä joka kuukausi. Paheneva kriisi ei ratkea vanhoilla konsteilla, arvioivat asiantuntijat.

09.11.2007 Countless Somalis struggle daily to acquire just ten liters of water for their entire families -- roughly the same amount used to flush a toilet in an industrialized nation. See what life is like for the average, thirsty Somali citizen.

05.11.2007 Somalian ja etenkin maan pääkaupungin Mogadishun taistelut ovat syösseet maan turvallisuustilanteen huonoimmaksi kuukausiin. YK:n pakolaisjärjestön (engl.) mukaan maassa on jopa miljoona pakolaista.

01.11.2007 Warning of "an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe" in south-central Somalia has been given by a group of 39 NGOs, who say tens of thousands of people are fleeing violence in Mogadishu.

01.11.2007 Somali officials have dealt with a governance crisis with "a conciliatory tone and spirit," said the UN, as a humanitarian crisis grips the violence-wracked capital of Mogadishu.