Update on relief food dispatches to Somali region

Regarding food relief dispatched to drought affected areas of Somali Region in 2005, the DPPA has transported ten percent of the fifth round of relief food allocation while dispatches are nearly finalized for the zones of Afder and Liben and 18 percent of the fifth round of food has been dispatched to Fik zone

Food aid dispatches are expected to start shortly in the remaining zones. Security problems continue to hamper deliveries to some areas. Furthermore, 250 tons of food aid allocated for the IDP camps of Fafan and Hartisheik has been distributed to the beneficiaries through a local NGO. This covers one month of food needs for the IDPs.