Five of Somali Federal MPs donate 8500 USD to Somali Refugees Repatriation Process

Some of federal MPs have donated to the fund raising program which is intended to help Somali refugees who are trapped in the escalating Yemen violence,
The lawmakers who have taken exemplary steps are Mohamed Hassan Qoon who offered 2000 USD, Hassan Moalim Mohamud as he denoted 2000 USD, Abdi Mohamed Abtidoon by bestowing 2000 USD, Yussuf Gelley Ugaas who gave out 2000 USD and Qaali Ahmed Diriye who handed out 500 USD.
Some Goobjoog News listeners have also contributed on line to Goobjoog FM live fundraising broadcast.
Somalia Refugee Rescue Committee are now live on Goobjoog FM raising funds, please call them on 0616564444, 0615525758, 061707355
Now the case is different and the other way round, the situation of the Somalis currently living in Yemen is in jeopardy and trapped in the conflict.
19th May this year, a boat carrying over 1000 Somali refugees from Yemen has docked at Bossaso port of Semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland.
Yemen became home for ferocious fighting between the internationally recognized government and the Houthis, who have taken control of large swaths of Yemen.
The brawl claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands including Yemenis and Somali refugees who escaped the conflict and hardships in their country before civil war eruption in Yemen.
Since 1st April, 7000 of Somali refugees started to return home by themselves with small boats. They accused the government of ‘’failing’’ to intervene the situation of the trapped citizens.
Life went from bad to worse for the Somalis living in Yemen after the federal government revealed that it is supporting the on-going Saudi-led military offensive against the Houthi rebels who are fighting to take over internationally recognized government.
Pledges
Somali government promised to dispatch ships and planes for the evacuation of Somalis caught in Yemen’s conflict.
It was on 27th April when Director of the Parliament Mohamed Iyow told Goobjoog that the parliament has approved to send two ships to evacuate Somalis in Yemen.
While other foreign nationals have been evacuated from the impoverished gulf nation, the federal government has not yet moved to evacuate its citizens despite announcing plans to bring back them home.