UNV volunteer leads WFP efforts to build capacity of Somali Refugees minorities in Somaliland

Large numbers of refugees have poured into the Somaliland region from southern Somalia as a result of continued civil disruption.

Due to Somalia's clan-based politics, these displaced people are minorities and, as such, have fewer rights than most locals. They thus become particularly vulnerable to poverty, starvation and exploitation.

Click here to read the Relief Web Report:

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7CWT9C?OpenDocument

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Is Somaliland equipped to handle the refugee crisis?

Since Somaliland is not a recognized country, these Refugees from Somalia are considered IDPs (Internally Displaced People), not actual refugees. Thus, Somaliland is not eligible for the UN refugee assistant funds and programs.

The Refugees from Somalia is crippling Somaliland's economy, environment and way of life. Somaliland Government has shown its compassion to host those running from the war torn Somalia, but doesn't have the resources to take care of them.

Somaliland will not be able to sustain the pressure any longer and the crisis has already affected the native, local population. Hargeisa, the Capital of Somaliland is hosting estimated 200 to 300 Thousand refugees. The additional population has strained the living resources. It has been reported water and energy shortages.

The robbery, rape, and other violent crimes have drastically increased over the past year. There are new health concerns and public health is at risk as city hygiene is in a verge of disaster.

The City Government is working on a way to accommodate the refugees while struggling to provide minimum services to its residents. How long would local officials can handle this problem without help is in question.

What Somaliland Citizens are asking the world is to help us help those refugees by making our government eligible for all UN Refugee Funds, not the mere relief donations we receive now.

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Arrrr! Warships vs. Somali Pirates

Pirate attacks off the Somali coast are becoming so bad that French and Danish warships -- including a 6,200-ton frigate -- have been called into help. Aviation Week's blog, ARES reports:

According to the Netherlands defense ministry, Somali pirates typically try to capture ships to demand ransom money. There is a local coast guard, particularly in the Somali regions of Somaliland and Puntland, but this a "very limited" in size and capability, the ministry says.


The 3,025-km. long coastline of Somalia (classified as the most dangerous territory in the world because of its lawlessness, widespread civil war and total anarchy, especially in and around the capital Mogadishu) hosts at least four distinct groups of pirates, says the ministry.

These are organized according to tribal and clan backgrounds and are led by war lords, corrupt business men and even local authorities, says the ministry. Pirate groups are well organized and led from headquarters ashore.

To be able to operate far out at sea they increasingly employ mother ships from which they launch small interceptor craft to attack merchant or fishing vessels.

Typical pirate equipment includes communications (radios, satellite phone), radar, assault rifles, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

Typical pirate equipment? What the heck: do they order it from a catalog? BBC this week also has a two-part series (available here and here) comparing pirates of yore to today's high-sea criminals. Pirating ain't what it used to be, though: these days they're attacking ships packed with food aid, rather than gold and treasure.

Waxqabadka Qurbaha. Dhallin isxilqaantay

In badan bay dadka qurbaha joogaa isku dayaan inay dadkooda wax u qabtaan. Waxayse inta badan ku hungoobaan maamul xumo iyo xin iyaga dhexdooda kala gala. Waxa soo baxay koox yar oo iskood isu xilqaamay kuna tashaday bal inay muujiyaan karti ay ku taageeraan dadkooda gaar ahaan kuwa liita ee Somaliland ku nool.

Kooxdan oo shan qof ah ayaa waxa isu keenay mid ay ka siman yihiin oo ah: Sidee baynu dadka liita ee Somaliland deggan gaar ahaan carruurta dhegaha aan wax ka maqlin wax ugu qabannaa?

Talyaanigaa wuxuu ku maah maahaa "Fara dire a fare ce il mare" Wax dhihidda iyo qabashada badbaa u dhexaysa. Iyagoo ogsoon inaan hadal keli ahi wax tarin ayay kooxdani waxay sannadkii labaad ku guulaysteen inay sameeyaan hanti ururin ay bulshada madaxa adag ee Toronto deggan kaga soo dhalaalaan inay ka midho dhaliyaan baaqii ay ku yeedheen.

Waxay ku bilaabeen sannad ka hor inay xaflad ballaadhan dhigaan oo dad isu yimaaddo ruwaayad iyo heeso, ciyaaro hiddo iyo dhaqan ah oo meel weyn lagu qabtay. Dhallintuna qoob ka cayaar jaanta wadhay. Waxay isu keeneen xoogaa lacag ah oo runtii marka loo eego qurbaha aan sidaa u cuslayn laakiin marka sabeeno loo rogo ee dalkii la geeyo wax weyn ka taraya baahida ubadkaa maqalka ka liita.

Laakiin may xifaalo la'ayn. Qurbaha waxa ku nool dad aad moddo inay is eeganayaan oo haddii qof wax u dhaqaaqo mid kale odhanayo anna waykan. Okay, sidaa ma wada aha, oo waxa jira dad iyagu daacad ka ah waxtarka dalkooda. Waxa jira magaalooyinka ay Somalida qurbaha ku badantahay ee Waqooyiga Amerika ee Canada iyo USA inay jiraan dad badan oo dedaal ugu jira horumarka dalkooda. Waxa jira dad uruuriya dhaqaale, dawooyin, buugaag iyo wixii kale ee waxtar u leh dadkooda.

Laakiin bani'aadam kama madhna xin iyo xasarade, waxa jira isfahan la'aan weyn oo ku kala dhex jira bulshdada Toronto ku dhaqan oo aan maalmahan marti u ahaa. Nasiib darro waxabad mooddaa inaan ku dhex milmay qudhaydu oo miisaankii dhexdhexaadka ee aan muujiyay si kale loo fahmay. Waana mid caado ah in qof walba xoog lagu riixo oo kolba qofkii lagugu arko kooxdii ku jiro lagugu shaabadeeyo.

Haddana waa bulsho is wada taqaan, is jecel, tol iyo xidid ah magaaladana dhinaca bari ka wada dega. Waa dad isu baahan, is caawiya markay dhibaato timaaddo. Aasta kooda dhinta, booqda kooda buka, u ciyaara kooda guursada oo ka tuma kooda faraxsan. Waxa ka dhexeeya xidhiidh murugsan oo qofkii isku daya inuu fasiro uu ku wareero kana walaaco. Mana habboona in cidna sawir toos ah ka bixin karto.

Adduun hawlo kama dhammaatee waa xaqiiqo lagu noolyahy meel kasta oo la joogo oo illaa Xaawo iyo Aadan in dadka tartan dhex maro. Marka se ay gidaar ku noqoto wax wada qabsashada iyo horumarka ayay dhibkeeda leedahay.

Aan u soo noqonno dhallintan is xilqaantay ee reer Toronto ee caruurta dalkii hooyo ee maqalka liita wax tarkeeda u heellan. Waxay sannadkan isu keeneen dad muxtarim ah oo qoysas u badan.. Waxay sidii sannadkii hore oo kale keeneen ciyaaro Afrikaan, heeso somali, khudbado dhiiri gelin ah. Waxa la galay bakhtiyaa nasiib oo tigidho la iibsaday. Waxana lagu guulaysanay qalab tabaruc ah oo meesha la keenay.

Dhallintan oo ogsoon siyaadda magaaladooda ayaa dhegaha ka furaystay dadka hadalka duwa ama si xun wax u sheega. Waxayna ku guulaysteen inay tigidhada hore u sii iibiyaan oo xitaa dad badan oo aan imanaynin ay tabaruca ka qaybgalaan.

Haddaba reer Toronto iyo dadka kale ee reer Somaliland ee qurba joogga ahi maxay ka baran karaan kooxdan oo la yidhaa the RASSS Group. oo magacoodu u taaganyahay xarafka hore ee shantooda magac?

Waxan filayaa inay laba arrimood ka faa'idaysan karaan qofkii raba inuu hawl tabaruc oo midho dhal ah sameeyo.

Waa ta koobaade inuu isu keeno dhawr qof oo ay ka go'antahay inay waxqabtaan. Oo qof waliba geliyo muruq iyo maskax wixii karaankiisa ah oo aanu waxba ka hakran, cidna hawsha loo diro ku hallayn.

Ta labaad waa mid aad u adag oo u baahan niyad midaysan iyo adkaysi. In aan dheg loo dhigin hadalada dib u dhaca ah ee niyad jabka keenaya. Mararka qaarkoodka aflagaado shaqsi isu roga oo xifaaladu noqoto mid talax tagta. Waxana lagu gaadhi karaa dulqaad iyo karti.

Kooxdani waxay muujiyeen dulqaad iyo kartida looga baahanayahay ciddii ay ka go'antahay inay dadkooda waxtaraan. Carruurta Maqalka ka liita ee Somaliland waxay nasiib u yeesheen inay dad noocaas ahi u kacaan.

Anniga iyo inta wanaagga jecel waxanu leenahay Hambalyo iyo Sharaf baad mutaysateene, fadlan halkaa ka sii wada.