On a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, AU\u2019s High Representative for Somalia, former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has appealed to the international community to come to the aid of the country\u2019s people as they face the world\u2019s worst famine in decades.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press following talks with President Sheikh Ahmed Sheikh Sharif, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and Speaker of Parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, President Rawlings said he was here to see for himself the humanitarian situation in Mogadishu with a view to briefing Heads of State on the continent and across the world.<\/p>\n
He expressed solidarity with the people of Somalia saying: \u201cWe face an imminent difficulty that will cost too many lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
He appealed to the international community to \u201cdemonstrate compassion for Somalia\u201d adding that its people should not be viewed through the prism of the country\u2019s long conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrejudice or fatigue on account of the last twenty years would only serve as deterrents or impediment to the delivery of help. We must instead see the millions of men, women and children who are the innocent victims of this situation,\u201d he said. He expressed his conviction that the world would not abandon Somalia in this time of need.<\/p>\n
President Rawlings also commended Somali factions who had hitherto blocked humanitarian aid to their areas of control for opening up those areas for aid and supplies.<\/p>\n
He thanked Middle Eastern countries, such as Qatar, as well as Northern Sudan for the aid they had already sent to Somalia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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