Dec
17

Somalia – Somalia faces deepening crisis, UNICEF warns (People’s Daily)

Somalia faces deepening crisis, UNICEF warns (People’s Daily)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday that in the absence of funds, Somalia faced a deepening crisis. “Without any money in the bank to start the year we will be facing a very serious crisis,” Rozanne Chorlton, UNICEF’s country representative for Somalia, said at a press conference here. Continuing its work in Somalia will require 15 million U.S. dollars a month …

Pirate ransoms drive up prices in Somalia (Tri-Valley Dispatch)
BOSSASO, Somalia A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair of men s shoes has gone up from $20 to $50.

Somalia : Hawiye Elders Call for Puntland Not Harm People From Southern Region (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia Hawiye traditional elders have Wednesday called for the administration of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland not to harm people from southern Somalia.

Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency (FOX 11 Tucson)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) A Somalia Islamist militant group says it is banning the U.N. mine agency from its territory.

Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency (Boston Herald)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somalia Islamist militant group says it is banning the U.N. mine agency from its territory. Al-Shabab accuses U.N. Mine Action of paying police salaries…

Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Somalia Islamist militant group says it is banning the U.N. mine agency from its territory.