HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN-HOA Weekly Round-up 405 for 27 October- 2 November 2007
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NAIROBI, 2 November 2007 (IRIN) - CONTENTS: SOMALIA: Malnutrition increases as humanitarian emergency worsens in the
Shabelles
SOMALIA: Mogadishu violence frustrating aid response
SOMALIA: Acting PM confirmed as uneasy calm returns to capital
SUDAN: Hybrid force for Darfur sets up base
SUDAN: Unity paramount,
say delegates to Darfur talks
SUDAN: Unarmed Darfur groups demand role at peace talks See Also: HORN OF AFRICA: The pastoralist way of life – a fragile future for millions of children at:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75051 SUDAN: A who's who of the Darfur groups in Sirte at:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75095 SOMALIA: Malnutrition increases as
humanitarian emergency worsens in the Shabelles About 10,000 children are severely malnourished and at risk of death in the Lower and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia as food prices experienced a
sharp increase and the ongoing conflict hindered access to those affected, early warning agencies said. The rapidly worsening humanitarian situation was due to the cumulative effects of conflict,
insecurity and civilian displacement affecting over 600,000 people, the Food Security Analysis Unit for Somalia (FAO/FSAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) said in a joint
statement issued on 31 October. [Full report at: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75099] SOMALIA: Mogadishu violence frustrating aid response The worsening state of security in the
Somali capital of Mogadishu has hindered the work of aid agencies trying to tackle "an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe" in the Horn of Africa country, a group of non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) said. "International and national NGOs cannot respond effectively to the crisis because access and security are deteriorating dramatically at a time when needs are increasing," 40 NGOs said
in a statement issued on 30 October.
[Full report at: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75074] SOMALIA: Acting PM confirmed as uneasy calm returns to capital Professor Salim Aliyow
Ibirow has been appointed acting prime minister of Somalia by President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a senior official said. Presidential policy adviser Abdirisaq Adan Hassan told IRIN that the
confirmation was made on 30 October - a day after the resignation of Ali Mohamed Gedi, who quit the leadership of the country's transitional federal government (TFG) after an ongoing power struggle
with the president.
[Full report at: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75055] SUDAN: Hybrid force for Darfur sets up base The African Union (AU)/UN hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID),
which is set to replace the AU's African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) has inaugurated its operational base in the town of El Fasher. UNAMID, established by the Security Council in July 2007, will
eventually comprise 19,555 military and 6,432 police personnel, making it one of the largest UN peacekeeping missions in history. [Full at report at:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75077] SUDAN: Unity paramount, say delegates to Darfur talks Delegates attending the Darfur peace talks in Libya – apparently undaunted by the
no-show of several key rebel groups - have called for a peaceful end to the suffering of civilians and a political agreement that strengthens the communities living in the war-ravaged region. "We
are looking for unity, not fragmentation," Abusaid El Hassan, one of four speakers for the Sudanese government delegation said during a plenary session on 28 October. [Full report at:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75059] SUDAN: Unarmed Darfur groups demand role at peace talks Civil society representatives from Darfur have called for a greater role in ongoing
peace efforts and uniting the parties to the conflict in the western Sudanese region as talks continued on 29 October in the Libyan town of Sirte. "We are happy to be here as representatives of
civil society although our status is still uncertain," Safaa Al-Aagib Adam, the secretary-general and gender advisor of the Community Development Association, told IRIN.
[Full report at:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75028] Ah/© IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.IRINnews.org
