88,000 displaced in Somalia in 3 months – UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, on Sunday, that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024.

The UNHCR said conflict or insecurity have caused displacements. Also, the long-term effect of flooding, which occurred between October and December 2023 also heightened displacement.

“Clan conflicts and political differences within the federal member states (FMS) threaten security situations.

“Similar conflicts between the Somali government and the FMS further threaten the fragile security situation,” the UNHCR said in its latest update released in Mogadishu.

The UN refugee agency noted that the security situation in the country remains tense.

This is with ongoing military operations to reclaim territory from al-Shabab. The al-Shabab group has been responsible for multiple indiscriminate attacks, often causing harm to ordinary Somalis.

Indiscriminate reprisal attacks against non-state armed groups have resulted in the deaths and displacement of innocent bystanders, the UNHCR said.

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Meanwhile, decades of conflict and insecurity, political tensions, clan dynamics and climate change have resulted in humanitarian crisis.

“The heavy rains and flooding subsided by the end of 2023, but the climate crisis persists in Somalia.

“The residual effects of the floods and drought continue to displace many Somalis,” the UNHCR said.

It said finding durable solutions for refugees and asylum-seekers, refugee returnees, and internally displaced persons in cooperation with the government and federal member states.

And development and humanitarian partners remain one of its top priorities in Somalia. (Xinhua)