Insecurity, drought and lack of livelihoods force 130,000 to flee homes in Somalia
Insecurity, drought and lack of livelihoods force 130,000 to flee homes in Somalia
UNHCR - Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:03 GMT, 16 Sep 2014
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GENEVA, September 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that forced evictions, drought, conflict and lack of livelihoods have prompted more than 130,000 Somalis to flee their homes so far this year, and displacement within Somalia and across its borders shows no signs of easing.
"The vast majority - some 107,000 - are internally displaced in Somalia; a total of 23,000 newly arrived Somali refugees have registered in Yemen, Kenya and Ethiopia during the first eight months of the year," UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch told journalists in Geneva. "Insecurity was the main cause of internal displacement, with some 38,000 people fleeing their homes because of military conflict," he added.
GENEVA, September 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that forced evictions, drought, conflict and lack of livelihoods have prompted more than 130,000 Somalis to flee their homes so far this year, and displacement within Somalia and across its borders shows no signs of easing.
"The vast majority - some 107,000 - are internally displaced in Somalia; a total of 23,000 newly arrived Somali refugees have registered in Yemen, Kenya and Ethiopia during the first eight months of the year," UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch told journalists in Geneva. "Insecurity was the main cause of internal displacement, with some 38,000 people fleeing their homes because of military conflict," he added.