JAN GRARUP, DENMARK
SOMALIA: THE SITUATION SEEMS HOPELESS
Climate change combined with lack of rain, longer droughts occurring in ever shorter intervals, war and destroyed infrastructure as well as severe poverty and a steep increase in food prices have led to a hunger crisis that has already claimed thousands of lives and left 320,000 children fighting for survival.
© Jan Grarup/Noor
Our shared humanity dictates that we must support the helpers who care for those who are starving and the refugees who have lost everything they had.
The Danish photographer Jan Grarup is a very experienced photographer who has seen an almost endless amount of suffering in his 18 years as a reporter. In his usual, cautious manner he tries to document the situation in the camps near the Ethiopian border town of Dollo Ado. In an interview, he states: “I could take pictures of the situation on site showing horrors that would make the viewer turn away. But that wouldn’t help the refugees.”
Despite the difficult security situation in southern Somalia, UNICEF, together with its partner organizations and local staff, uses every opportunity to get access to and help those in need.
Curriculum Vitae: Jan Grarup
© Peter Hove