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Somalia


Country Statistics  
Latest IDP figure:
Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
455,357 (UNHCR, June 2008)
Total Population:
8,22 million
29 July 2008

Massive displacement and humanitarian need


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IDP settlement, Galkayo.
Nuur Sheekh/IDMC
Through 2007 and 2008, the security and humanitarian situation in Somalia has continued to deteriorate. Fighting between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and their Ethiopian allies, and insurgents including the Islamic Courts Union, has led to displacement on a scale never before witnessed in the country. Displacement caused by insecurity and conflict has continued in and around Mogadishu, with the IDP population reaching 1.1 million. Coping mechanisms for host families in many parts of Somalia have already been stretched to the limit over the past years, and the overall crisis facing the growing IDP population has been compounded by the effects of drought, deepening insecurity, hyperinflation (especially of food) and currency devaluation.

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"Causes and Background","Overview","Background","Causes of displacement","Peace efforts"
"Population Figures and Profile","Overview","Global figures","Geographical distribution","Disaggregated data"
"Patterns of Displacement","Overview","General"
"Physical Security & Freedom of Movement","Overview","Physical security","Freedom of movement"
"Subsistence Needs","Overview","General","Food","Health","Water and sanitation","Shelter and non-food items"
"Access to Education","Overview","General"
"Issues of Self-Reliance and Public Participation","Overview","Self-reliance","Public participation"
"Documentation Needs and Citizenship","General"
"Issues of Family Unity, Identity and Culture","Overview","General"
"Property Issues","Overview","General"
"Patterns of Return and Resettlement","Overview","Return","Resettlement"
"Humanitarian Access","Overview","General"
"National and International Responses","Overview","National response","International response","Policy and recommendations","Reference to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement"

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