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Natural disasters, COVID-19 pandemic, terrorism all major challenges for Somalia, says top official Mohammed Dhaysane | 15.03.2021
MOGADISHU, Somalia
More than 2.5 million people in Somalia are in need of humanitarian assistance due to natural disasters, conflict, and the coronavirus pandemic, a top official said on Sunday.
“Water shortages, locust swarms, floods, COVID-19, and terrorism are all major challenges for Somalia,” Khadija Diriye, the humanitarian affairs and disaster management minister, told a news conference in the capital Mogadishu.
Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh also said several world bodies have responded to the government’s call for help, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Bank, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).