{"id":406042,"date":"2021-07-06T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T11:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=406042"},"modified":"2021-07-06T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T11:05:31","slug":"italy-us-armies-give-food-assistance-to-communities-in-amisom-liberated-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/italy-us-armies-give-food-assistance-to-communities-in-amisom-liberated-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy, US armies give food assistance to communities in AMISOM liberated areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mogadishu, 6 July 2021 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has received seven tons of\u00a0relief assistance\u00a0from the Italian Contingent of the European Union Training\u00a0Mission in Somalia, EUTM-S,\u00a0the\u00a0US Army Civil Affairs Team. The food will be distributed to vulnerable families and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Lower Shabelle region.<\/p>\n

The EUTM-S Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Zinzone said essential support to vulnerable communities as part of their mission in Somalia. In addition, they were committed to assisting more communities battling climate shocks and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a coalition that supports and works with the Somali people. It is fundamental for the Somali people to tell us what they need, and we will always be ready to help in whatever way we\u00a0can,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Zinzone, during\u00a0the handover,\u00a0was attended\u00a0by various officials, including\u00a0from the Somalia Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.<\/p>\n

During the handover, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj Gen. William KitsaoShume, who represented the Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, commended the collaboration between different partners in supporting communities living within AMISOM\u2019s area of responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour generous donation has allowed AMISOM, in conjunction with the Federal Government of Somalia and the South West State, to help make sure the vulnerable people do not go hungry,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Shume.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am glad that you recognize the significant role of AMISOM\u2019s provision of relief assistance in Somalia, and I hope that this constructive partnership with you can continue,\u201d added Maj. Gen. Shume.<\/p>\n

Col.\u00a0Bruce Terry\u00a0of the US Army Civil\u00a0Affairs Unit\u00a0said it is through the support and collaboration of the international partners that Somalia\u2019s challenges will be overcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us each take pride in the part played by our organizations in assisting Somalia, and also for the collective action that continues this\u00a0endeavor\u00a0that our nations have sent us to fight and win,\u201d said Col. Terry.<\/p>\n

In her remarks, the Somalia Federal Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Khadija Diriye, applauded AMISOM and partners for coming to the aid of vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAMISOM has on numerous occasions supported the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster\u00a0Management\u00a0in responding to various humanitarian needs of our people.\u00a0All of us very much appreciate these efforts in helping vulnerable communities in your areas of responsibility,\u201d said Minister Khadija.<\/p>\n

The Governor of Lower Shabelle, AbdikadirMurshidSidi, said due to increased community policing and better working relationships between locals and security agencies, Al-Shabaab has now\u00a0resorted\u00a0to sabotaging main supply routes in a bid to curtail humanitarian response.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince there are no more hiding places for them and there is more collaboration between the security forces and the public, the terrorist group has resorted to targeting civilian populations,\u201d noted governor Abdikadir.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to commend the international community for standing with the people of Southwest State,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to the Federal Government of Somalia, the impact of the flooding, desert locust, and\u00a0the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed 2.7 million people across the country towards a major humanitarian emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mogadishu, 6 July 2021 \u2013\u00a0The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has received seven tons of\u00a0relief assistance\u00a0from the Italian Contingent of the European Union Training\u00a0Mission in Somalia, EUTM-S,\u00a0the\u00a0US Army Civil Affairs Team. The food will be distributed to vulnerable families and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Lower Shabelle region. The EUTM-S Force Commander, Brig. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":406043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-406042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406042"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406044,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406042\/revisions\/406044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}