By M.A. Egge
The Minister of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs Hon. Suleiman Duale, held a meeting with the IDP Camp Committees in Hargeisa.
The purpose of the meeting was introductory and to gain information about the situation in the IDP Camps in Hargeisa.
Mukhtar Abdi Jama, the Director General of the Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs of Somaliland, who gave a brief speech at the meeting, explained how it was necessary to have cooperation between the ministry and the IDP Camp Committees, in order to know their plight and address the needs of the people in question appropriately.
Hon. Suleiman said that his ministry is working to engage with the people in the camps, and is always at hand for support.
He pointed out that the IDP community does not have land to settle hence the ministry is cooperating with the local government of Hargeisa to find ample land.
The minister added that during the month of Ramadan, the vulnerable people in IDP camps direly need alms.
He called on the committees charged with representation to be diligent, just and impartial while delegating their duties.