NEWS: A million homeless in Somalia

by Paul Woodward on November 21, 2007

‘One million’ homeless in Somalia

One million people are now living rough in Somalia, the UN refugee agency says.

The figure includes 60% of Mogadishu residents who have fled their homes – 200,000 in the past two weeks – leaving many districts empty, says UNHCR.

People have been forced out by renewed conflict between Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government forces. [complete article]

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