Mogadishu, 15 September, 2022 / 9:25 pm (ACI Africa).
The German Caritas Association, Caritas International, is reaching out to thousands of people in Somalia with “emergency aid” amid warnings of “a major humanitarian catastrophe”.
Somalia is among the Horn of Africa nations experiencing “a historic drought”, the worst in more than four decades, according to the United Nations (UN). Other countries are Ethiopia and Kenya.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, who recently visited Somalia has reported that the country is “the worst affected” in the region and that “over seven million people, more than 40% of the population, are struggling to find food.”
In a Tuesday, September 13 report, the leadership of German Caritas Association says, “Millions of people are at risk of starvation due to a devastating drought in Somalia.”
“Caritas International is helping with food, drinking water and distributing cash to those affected,” officials of the registered charity that Catholic Bishops in Germany recognize as the representation of the Catholic welfare association say.