Somalia: Drought, Conflict Displace 800,000 - IOM

Somalia is suffering from a renewed displacement crisis as people flee drought and conflict, particularly in the country’s southern region.

Gerard Waite, chief of mission for the International Organization for Migration Somalia, told VOA that about 800,000 people have fled their homes in response to the drought over the past seven months. That is in addition to the 1.1 million people who were previously displaced in the country.

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