Ethiopia. Sharp rise in Somali arrivals as drought and insecurity worsens

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Ethiopia. Sharp rise in Somali arrivals as drought and insecurity worsens
Description
A woman and three children, Somali refugees, are pictured in the grounds of a World Vision school being used as a temporary shelter in Bur Amino, Ethiopia.
Worsening drought, and violence from armed extremist group al Shabaab, has caused more than 5,000 Somalis to seek refuge in Ethiopia so far this year – four times the number that crossed the border in 2018. The extremists have struck fear into the hearts of many and the climate emergency has fuelled a cycle of vulnerability for pastoralists and farmers. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, more than 2 million people are at risk of severe hunger as Somalia faces its worst harvest since the 2011 famine that internally displaced 1.5 million people. With al Shabaab extorting money, forcing residents to grow crops that fail and forcibly recruiting child soldiers, families increasingly have no choice but to flee.
UNHCR
Creator
Jalil, Eduardo Soteras
Subject
Droughts See all items with this value
Internally displaced persons See all items with this value
Extremists See all items with this value
Refugee families See all items with this value
Identifier
RF2248995
Date Created
September 5, 2019
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Digital photographs
Medium
color photographs
digital photographs
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4000 x 6000
14MB
Source
UNHCR
Coverage
Somalia
Spatial Coverage
Somalia See all items with this value
Rights
In Copyright
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© UNHCR/Eduardo Soteras Jalil
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Ethiopia. Sharp rise in Somali arrivals as drought and insecurity worsens

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