Ambassador King who was accompanied by the ATMIS Police
Officer-in-Charge, Commissioner of Police (CP) Margaret Karanja,
Civilian Chief of Staff Kojo Brew Acquaisie, Humanitarian officers and
senior military and police officers, held discussions with the President
of Southwest State Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen’, the regional
Drought Response Committee, and members of the cabinet on the effects of
the ongoing drought in the region and the mitigation measures being
undertaken.
“Basically, we have agreed on the need to provide more assistance to
the affected people to improve on the situation. We need to explore the
programmes to transition them from camp life and restore their normal
livelihoods,” said Amb. King.
The delegation also visited the Kaamir IDP settlement camp to get a firsthand experience on the plight of affected people.
“The purpose of the visit was to assess the humanitarian situation of
the people and the impact of the drought in the three regions of
Southwest State. We have briefed the AU delegation on the overall
situation of the community, their needs and priorities and the ongoing
responses”, said Abdinasir Abdi Arush, the Southwest State Minister for
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.
During the five-day visit, Amb. King, held consultations with several
stakeholders including officials of the Federal Government, Somalia’s
international partners, the SRCC and ATMIS top officials as well as
ambassadors of ATMIS troop contributing countries.
The sub-Committee works with the AU Commission, UN Humanitarian
agencies, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to
sensitize member states and the International community on humanitarian
issues in Africa.
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