2011 in Somalia

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Chronology

January 2011

Wednesday: The International Committee of the Red Cross has provided assistance in recent weeks to some displaced and poor people, 35 per cent more than in 2009. These people suffer from fighting and drought: "Twenty years of war have plunged Somalia into a disastrous state that continues to deteriorate [...] Tens of thousands of people have fled Mogadishu in recent months. Food production has fallen, prices have skyrocketed and many cannot afford to buy food and other essential goods, even when they are available on the market." ICRC and the Somali Red Crescent distributed rations of rice, beans and oil, covering two months of needs, as well as blankets, kitchen utensils and plastic roofing materials. Some people live in central Somalia with humanitarian assistance, including internally displaced persons.

Friday: The new Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, told the UN Security Council that Somali forces and African Union troops "win the battle of security" against the Islamist militias Shebab, "gradually and step by step, the secure space in Mogadishu grows every day". Uganda and Burundi have offered to provide additional troops that will bring Amisom's troops to , and will soon return from special training conducted by EU experts in Uganda. However, the Prime Minister has also warned of a new drought threat threatening people with famine and if we do not provide immediate support, requiring urgent international action.

Sunday, Puntland: The autonomous self-proclaimed Puntland region officially breaks all ties with the Somali transitional government until a "representative and legitimate federal government" is established. The Council "declares that the TFG does not represent Puntland in international forums and calls on the UN Political Office for Somalia to review its position and support for the TFG at the expense of other Somali stakeholders". In particular, the Puntland authorities blame President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed for his failure to restore security, establish true federalism and accuse him of seeking to destabilize Puntland and other stable areas of Somalia. Puntland, founded in 1998 by the former president of the transitional institutions, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, did not secede, but has its own institutions and administration (government, parliament) installed in