Government must press UN to act on Somalia

GOAL wants to draw your readers’ attention to the humanitarian crisis that has gripped Somalia.

Since February, one million people have been forced from their homes due to intense fighting between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamic insurgents battling for control of the country.

More than 600,000 people have been forced from the capital Mogadishu and are now living in make-shift refugee camps on the city’s outskirts.