On Sunday, the UN and its partners inaugurated a four-year project in Somalia to provide long-term solutions for individuals displaced by conflict and climate change.
The UN stated in a joint statement issued today in Somalia’s capital that the multi-million dollar “Saameynta (impact in Somali)” initiative will provide long-term solutions for more than 75,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities in Somalia.
According to Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, finding long-term solutions to protracted displacement in Somalia is critical to improving IDPs’ and host communities’ livelihoods.
“These IDPs are unlikely to return to their homes in the near future because their fields have become parched and unsuited for farming or pastoralism,” said Abdelmoula.
The UN and its partners will collaborate with the government to implement the National Durable Solutions Strategy as part of the intervention.
According to the United Nations, the project aims to reduce reliance on humanitarian help, alleviate poverty for thousands of people, and improve IDP integration into cities.
“Humanitarian aid alone will not be enough to address long-term problems like mass displacement and repeated droughts and floods. That is why the United Nations prioritizes long-term solutions “Abdelmoula stated.
the Effect single approach, he added, is to use the values generated by planned urbanization and investment to provide cheap housing, job opportunities, and community assets such as infrastructure, irrigation facilities, markets, and other locally recognized priorities for displaced communities.
IDPs in the cities of Baidoa, Bossaso, and Beletweyne would benefit from Saameynta’s increased self-reliance and access to sustainable basic services, such as water, shelter, and health care.
According to the United Nations, Somalia has an estimated 2.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of decades of conflict and catastrophic weather occurrences such as droughts and floods.
2.2 million people require immediate humanitarian aid.
The project will also ensure that displaced women and girls living in congested areas, who are still at danger of abuse and harassment, are fully involved.
the effect arrives at a critical juncture in the country’s displacement crisis, which has been aggravated by drought, the closing of refugee camps in neighboring countries, and the COVID-19 pandemic.