Introduction:
The aim of this article is to raise more awareness and draw attention of the Somali Transitional Unity Government, leadership elites and the international community on the thirty-year running violence and misery which has culminated into unprecedented high dangerous levels of deep and widespread poverty that endangers lives of millions of Somalis which should not be taken business as usual. According to UN the number people in dire need have increased 77% in 2008 compared to late 2007 and only 26% of the necessary funding has been secured due to obvious donor fatigue and lack of political will on the part of donor countries. Also in addition to the severe droughts of the last four years, the current Gu’ (spring) rains fell much below than usual which will, of course, cause many more pastoralists and farmers to dispossession and humanitarian emergency situation. All these constitute a great cause of alarm that should be taken seriously and at the end of the writing I recommend to all the above parties to pay extra attention on this bleak situation and take proactive actions to save the lives of millions of Somalis. Much of the compilation the data and statements humanitarian crisis and poverty in this piece of writing are mainly drawn from UN sources and others.
