Drugs, divorce and despair: Somalia's forgotten male war victims

[WorldNews]

By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Men in war-torn Somalia suffer high rates of drug addiction, divorce and mental illness, the World Bank said, urging donors to do more to support men and strengthen families. In Somali culture, men are expected to provide all household needs, from food to security. "Men find themselves dispensable, with no meaningful role and no stake in the future," said the study, based on interviews with 400 men and 90 women living in Somalia and neighboring Kenya.

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