Bearing witness: Martin Bell in Somalia
Martin Bell is interviewed by Andy Brown, Unicef UK. Martin Bell, former BBC war correspondent, is UNICEF UK’s Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies. In this interview he reflects on his visit to Puntland province, Somalia in May 2009 where the greatest concentration of IDPs displaced by the ongoing conflict are located. More than 50 per cent of Somalia’s population is under the age of 18 and Bell describes UNICEF’s work helping conflict affected and displaced children. Security constraints are such that UNICEF is one of the few humanitarian agencies currently operational in Somalia.
