What is Badbaado (refugee camp)?
'''Badbaado''' is a [[refugee camp]] outside of [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]]. It began as a result of the [[2011 East Africa drought]] and famine. It now houses roughly 30,000 refugees.<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Displaced-Somalis-Face-Overcrowding-at-Refugee-Camps-127539883.html Displaced Somalis Face Overcrowding at Refugee Camps | News | English<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Food aid is available for refugees there, but its supply has been poor because of the policies of [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabab]].<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Mogadishu-Offers-Little-Comfort-to-Somalis-Arriving-From-Famine-127555968.html Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somalis Arriving From Famine | Africa | English<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The limited access to food has been a source of [[violence]] in the camp.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://voiceforhumanrights.org/2011/08/07/fight-over-food-supplies-leaves-7-somalis-dead-in-the-badbaado-refugee-camp-in-mogadishu/ |title=Fight Over Food Supplies Leaves 7 Somalis Dead in the Badbaado Refugee Camp in Mogadishu {{!}} VOICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2012-12-19 |archive-date=2012-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426021635/http://voiceforhumanrights.org/2011/08/07/fight-over-food-supplies-leaves-7-somalis-dead-in-the-badbaado-refugee-camp-in-mogadishu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There has also been looting by freelance militias and government forces.<ref>[http://www.arcamax.com/politics/politicalnews/s-986045 Somalia warns soldiers against looting of food aid, shooting of refugees - Political News « ArcaMax Publishing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Due to the unsafe conditions, some refugees have fled Badbaado to seek other camps.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201108290056.html allAfrica.com: Somalia: IDPs At Mogadishu's Badbado Refugee Camp Start Fleeing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{coord|2|2|N|45|17|E|display=title}} [[Category:Geography of