MOGADISHU, Somalia: The United Nations on Thursday called on all parties in Somalia to protect humanitarian workers who provide life-saving aid to vulnerable people in the country.
Adam Abdelmoula, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Aid Coordinator for Somalia, said there had been 146 incidents involving humanitarian operations in Somalia since early 2021 and that one humanitarian worker killed in the first seven months of 2021, and more five wounded, one kidnapped, and three arrested or detained.
“The attack on humanitarian workers is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and such attacks should never be tolerated. I urge all parties to do their part to ensure the protection of all humanitarian workers while continuing to support the most vulnerable communities, ”he said in a statement on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, celebrated on Thursday.
Abdelmoula urged Somalia and its partners to act together and urgently to prevent further destruction of the planet as the climate crisis continues to devastate the world. . “We are in a race against time to prioritize and meet the needs of the most vulnerable Somalis and break this cycle of environmental degradation, displacement and livelihood loss,” he said. short-, medium- and long-term solutions that can withstand future climate shocks,
the use of nature-based solutions and low-carbon energy sources, and building resilience and adaptability of affected communities, according to Abdelmoula, cyclical droughts and floods make the country’s water insufficient to cope with drought conditions to supply, or a destructive force that sweeps all life in its path and breaks the levees.
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