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The Internally Displaced People in Bosaso need help  Mukhtar Aw Hassan - East Africa University  As the conflict  in Somalia continues more people are becoming internally displaced  refugees or IDPs.  IDP  camps  are overcrowded in Bosaso. There are about 10 IDP camps in Bosaso. These camps are registered from UNICEF and other foreign agencies that would help them. IDPs are helped mainly on  health and also education. Small health centers and places for teaching their children were established for them. WFP supports IDPs with food on behalf of  international  aid organizations and local  NGOs. Each family or household is given food every 30 days like rice, food oil, mice, nutrition biscuits etc.              In spite of this IDPs still need a lot of help, especially those who rely only on the government. They lack good shelters, toilets and clean water. They are  under the threat of fire outbreaks which have occurred several times this year.  . Assistance  from the national international agencies is not enough and it comes after long time.               Everyone hopes that the stabilization of the Somali government  will offer a more lasting solution to the IDP problems.