SOMALIA: Catholic Church Works for the Improvement of Nutrition in the Country
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| Msgr. Bertin, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu |
The Catholic Church through Caritas Somalia, for
the last two years, in partnership with a local NGO called WAANO, is working for the improvement of nutrition among the people of Lower-Shabelle
Region.
the last two years, in partnership with a local NGO called WAANO, is working for the improvement of nutrition among the people of Lower-Shabelle
Region.
According to report sent to AMECEA Online News by Msgr. Giorgio
Bertin, O.F.M. Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu; many
international NGOs and UN bodies such as WHO, UNICEF and relief and health
agencies from Turkey provide short term humanitarian emergency aid which is
basically limited to Mogadishu city which is controlled by the Federal
Government of Somalia; but Caritas has ventured to render its services beyond
the city of Mogadishu.
Bertin, O.F.M. Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu; many
international NGOs and UN bodies such as WHO, UNICEF and relief and health
agencies from Turkey provide short term humanitarian emergency aid which is
basically limited to Mogadishu city which is controlled by the Federal
Government of Somalia; but Caritas has ventured to render its services beyond
the city of Mogadishu.
The purpose of this project
is to reduce the morbidity and mortality arising from lack of or
limited access to nutrition, basic health, and promote services for children aged
below five and the general community within the targeted areas.
is to reduce the morbidity and mortality arising from lack of or
limited access to nutrition, basic health, and promote services for children aged
below five and the general community within the targeted areas.
The objective of the
project is to feed, support and manage malnourished children under
the age of 5 years and the general community within the targeted areas.
project is to feed, support and manage malnourished children under
the age of 5 years and the general community within the targeted areas.
According
to the report published by Agencia Fides
on 31st January, 2015; more than 38,000 Somali children are at
serious risk of starvation in the Country which continues to be battered by
war.
to the report published by Agencia Fides
on 31st January, 2015; more than 38,000 Somali children are at
serious risk of starvation in the Country which continues to be battered by
war.
“Statistics,
based on the latest UN figures, reveals that after three years of severe
drought and armed conflict, more than a quarter of a million of the population
have died due to the consequences of famine in the Horn of Africa. In total,
more than 731 000 people, including 203 000 severely malnourished children,
live in conditions of acute food insecurity, according to a joint study carried
out by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit of the United Nations
(FSNAU) and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET),” Agencia Fides reported.
based on the latest UN figures, reveals that after three years of severe
drought and armed conflict, more than a quarter of a million of the population
have died due to the consequences of famine in the Horn of Africa. In total,
more than 731 000 people, including 203 000 severely malnourished children,
live in conditions of acute food insecurity, according to a joint study carried
out by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit of the United Nations
(FSNAU) and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET),” Agencia Fides reported.
Bishop Bertin still maintains that he has an
intention of reviving the presence of the Catholic Church in the country once
security is assured. His last visit to Mogadishu was in June 2014.
intention of reviving the presence of the Catholic Church in the country once
security is assured. His last visit to Mogadishu was in June 2014.
“At
Christmas I could not go, so I sent one of my priests to the airport of
Mogadishu to celebrate Mass for the expatriates there (mainly Italian soldiers),”
he said adding that “The only celebration was at the airport for that the priest
who went to Mogadishu could not go out
of the airport.”
Christmas I could not go, so I sent one of my priests to the airport of
Mogadishu to celebrate Mass for the expatriates there (mainly Italian soldiers),”
he said adding that “The only celebration was at the airport for that the priest
who went to Mogadishu could not go out
of the airport.”
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
Reporter
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