Somalia: Internally Displaced People

(asked on 2nd September 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support internally displaced persons in Somalia.


Answered by
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 9th September 2019

There are currently 2.6m internally displaced people in Somalia as a result of drought and conflict. DFID is providing £20m to help find lasting solutions for displaced people that includes: better housing, access to basic services and support in finding employment. The Department is also making an additional £30 million contribution to provide emergency, life-saving, assistance.

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