Food aid tentatively allowed into parts of Somalia
Aid agencies are working to get food aid into Mogadishu and southern Somalia after al-Shabaab lifted a blanket ban on aid last week. Restrictions remain on which organizations can operate in the region, as the militant organization says that groups previously banned would not be allowed back.
Al-Shabaab has accused UN organizations of politicizing and exaggerating the crisis by declaring a famine in two parts of southern Somalia. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people unable to reach refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia are arriving in Mogadishu in search of assistance.
InterAction members are working hard to respond to the crisis and are listed on our web site.
