Nairobi, 20 July 2011 - The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. Across the country, nearly half of the Somalipopulation – 3.7 million people – are now in crisis, of whom an estimated 2.8 million people are inthe south. [OCHA Press Release]
United Nations Political Office for Somalia
The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), established on 15 April 1995, supported the Federal Government’s peace and reconciliation efforts. Its mandate ended on 3 June 2013, with its responsibilities transferred to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).…