FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT UNIT SOMALIA

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AN ALERT TO THE CRITICAL SITUATION PREVAILING IN NORTHERN GEDO  (JUNE 2002)

The whole population of Gedo is presently considered by the Food Security Assessment Unit Somalia and FEWS NET as vulnerable to food insecurity. (see map opposite) However, the priority areas are mainly located in the northern part of the region : Luuq, Dolo and Belet Hawa districts (northern districts consist of above 200,000 people of which roughly 55 are pastoralists, 20 are rain-fed agro-pastoralists, 15 are urban people and 10 are riverine people). The northern areas of Garbaharey district as well as Burdhubo have also been badly affected.