UNHCR Reveals Nearly 40,000 Vulnerable Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Somalia: A Majority are Women and Children
The latest from UNHCR shows that a whopping 66% of these displaced souls — mainly women and kids hailing from Ethiopia and Yemen — have set up camp in Somalia's northern urban and semi-urban nooks, particularly in Woqooyi Galbeed and Bari.Diving deeper, 47%, tallying up to 18,559, hold refugee status. Another 20,727 folks are waiting on asylum. Meanwhile, Somalia grapples with relentless attacks from the militant faction, al-Shabab, fueling the dire circumstances.Since December 2014, UNHCR has lent a hand to 95,181 Somali…