United Nations Seeks 39% Increase in Assistance for SomaliaBy Eric Ombok
Dec. 1 ,the United Nations said it will seek $918.8 million next year to provide assistance to people living in Somalia ( See regional map here), where almost half of the population needs aid.
The amount required compares with the $662 million used in 2008, Mark Bowden, UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Somalia, said in an e-mailed statement today in Nairobi, Kenya.
The rise “reflects not only the dramatic increase in the number of people in need, but also the sharp rise in commodity and delivery costs for Somalia,” Bowden said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Eric Ombok in Nairobi via Johannesburg at pmrichardson@bloomberg.net.
