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MOGADISHU — Somalia’s PM chaired a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday to appoint a national drought committee to coordinate famine relief efforts in Somalia.
The PM reactivated the National Disaster Management Agency and appointed a committee of cabinet ministers, business leaders, civil society groups and scholars working alongside government and international organizations.
The Prime Minister called on all Somalis around the globe to help mitigate the emergency.
Drought has affected more than 7.1 million people in Somalia, where communities face extreme food insecurity, starvation, and disease due to four consecutive failed rainy seasons.
Over 1 million people have been displaced due to the crisis, which is being billed as the worst drought Somalia has seen in 40 years.
The National Drought Committee will include:
1- Deputy Prime Minister
2- Minister of Interior, Federal and Reconciliation
3- Minister of Religion and Endowments
4- Minister of Health and Social Welfare
5- Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development
6- Minister of Finance
7- Minister of Environment and Climate Change
8- Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism
9- Minister of Women and Human Rights
10- Minister of Internal Security
11- Minister of Defense
12- Minister of Energy and Water resources
13- Special Envoy for Drought Response
14- Somali scholars
15- Chamber of Commerce and Industry
16- And Civil society organizations.
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