Northern Somali Unionist Movement (NSUM)

An Appeal to Ms.Valerie Amos
Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Subject: The Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia's Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions

Dear Ms Amos

The failure of the Dayr seasonal rains in Somalia's northern regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC), which are normally expected between September and November, has hit the area hard more than anywhere else in Somalia. While the drought has affected many parts of Somalia, both north and south, what makes the situation in the SSC regions particularly more dire is that the area was already reeling from the merciless occupation since October 2007 by the militia from Somaliland - the self-declared, one-clan based secessionist enclave based in Hargeisa. The suffering SSC population has now little capacity to cope with the pain of the occupation and the trials and tribulations of nature.Read More