FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - SOLOMON ISLANDS (9 April)
Despite the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement between the major factions last year, the humanitarian situation remains a cause for concern. A large number of the estimated 50 000 people that had been forced out of their homes during the civil conflict remain displaced. These internally displaced as well as returnees are striving for basic needs such as food, drinking water and shelter. In addition to the collapse of the national economy and essential services, recent heavy rains have aggravated conditions for people living on subsistence agriculture. Local and international NGOs have appealed for humanitarian assistance including food, agricultural tools and other inputs, and water/sanitation to assist authorities in the rehabilitation and resettlement process.
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