UN says its difficult to deliver aid to the people affected by drought in areas controlled by Alshabab

The United Nations said that it is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid to the people affected by drought in areas controlled by Alshabab and urged the group to allow humanitarian access as millions are starving in the country.

The Special Representative of the UN General Secretary, James Swam, told the media that more than 900,000 vulnerable people, out of a total of seven million across the country, are in areas controlled by that radical group.

According to the United Nations, Somalia is suffering one of the worst droughts in recent decades due to low rainfall, which is compromising food security in the communities.

In the demarcations controlled by Al-Shabab, mainly rural localities in the center and south of the national territory, armed clashes were recorded in the last weeks between forces of this group and the Army supported by local militias and detachments of the African Union.