(MENAFN)
The UN on Tuesday, June 2nd, requested the international community to support Somalia to avoid a dangerous humanitarian catastrophe due to the combined effect of devastating floods, desert locusts, and the spread of coronavirus.
Justin Brady, head of Office for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia stated that the political and security measures made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of setbacks if action is not taken to avoid the crisis.
Brady said in a statement issued in Mogadishu that "we have a situation of the two problems of floods and COVID-19 converging and reinforcing the impact on the population, and then we have the locusts."
"We expect to see a portion of the crops this year lost to the locust infestation, which will compound the food security and nutrition situation for many Somalis," he said.
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