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Somalia: Suffering worsens as clashes grow
04 Jun 2008 15:17:00 GMT
Source: Irish Red Cross - Ireland (Crois Dhearg na hÉireann)
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Internally displaced persons camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. Portrait of a woman preparing peanuts to sell in town. ICRC B Schaeffer
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Internally displaced persons camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. Portrait of a woman preparing peanuts to sell in town. ICRC B Schaeffer

Responding to latest reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Somalia, the Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross, John Roycroft said the situation looks increasingly bleak.

"Somalia's increasing violence is a huge burden on people who have already been weakened by the grim forces of hunger, conflict and drought. These latest reports show that although we are helping some people, more people will need our help."

The situation now in Somalia has been described as "the worst tragedy of the past decade in Somalia", by Pascal Hundt, head of the ICRC delegation for Somalia.

In a report, the ICRC note that armed conflict and high prices are causing greater misery than ever. They are appealing for help to expand aid operations to people in Somalia who have been forced to flee their home to escape the fighting.

The Irish Red Cross has already sent \x80200,000 to pay for the food and shelter provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross' (ICRC).

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The International Committee of the Red Cross, working with local members of the Somali Red Crescent is focussing on displaced families in Somalia and the local people who are helping them.

"The Somali people are going through unbearable hardship", said Pascal Hundt. "We continue to urge all parties to the conflict to respect the rules of international humanitarian law \x96 in particular the obligation to spare civilians, medical facilities and staff, as well as humanitarian workers."


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