A/HRC/21/61 and food insecurity as their reasons for flight, including fear of forced recruitment by AlShabaab. Many new arrivals came with all their belongings, including donkey carts and whatever livestock they still possessed. C. Forced displacement 62. In February 2012, the anticipation of fighting in the Afgooye corridor owing to offensives by AMISOM and Transitional Federal Government troops against Al-Shabaab triggered the movement of about 22,000 people from Afgooye into Mogadishu where, according to UNHCR, around 185,000 internally displaced persons had already taken refuge, an extra burden on the meagre existing basic services, such as water and sanitation. 63. In addition, the Transitional Federal Government ordered evictions in order to reclaim 93 long-term occupied public buildings in Mogadishu. While the need to put such buildings to public use and to take advantage of rehabilitation promised by the international community was understandable, it was clear that alternative solutions should have been found to avoid making people homeless. At the time of reporting, the United Nations was working with the Government to develop a policy on internally displaced persons to contribute to durable solutions. 64. In Somaliland, the Government’s policy of fighting any Al-Shabaab activity led to many official statements criticizing immigration from southern Somalia as being mainly responsible for the insecurity. On 11 September 2011, the Government of Somaliland announced that it would expel some 100,000 illegal immigrants within 30 days. 65. During his meeting with Somaliland authorities, the Independent Expert expressed his concern at the forced repatriation of Somalis from the south-central region, as well as of Ethiopian, Eritrean and other refugees and asylum seekers, as it might put some of them at risk upon return. The Minister for Justice informed him that Somaliland had always offered hospitality to Somalis from the South and central regions and other African migrants. During the drought of 2011, Somaliland sent a group of ministers to Mogadishu to provide emergency aid to their “brothers and sisters” in Somalia. Moreover, Somalis came from various parts of Somalia to settle down and study in Somaliland universities. The capital city was, however overwhelmed, its huge population further extenuated by the drought situation. As a result, Somaliland could not afford to receive a greater influx of refugees and asylum seekers. D. Violence against women 66. People living in camps remained vulnerable. Cases of sexual violence against internally displaced women and girls were reported and documented by United Nations teams. As noted, however, by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women ),5 its causes and consequences, who visited Somalia in December 2011, the exact number of cases was not known owing to the lack of a standardized database used by all protection partners in Mogadishu. After the Special Rapporteur presented her report to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session, the Independent Expert thanked her for her important recommendations, which he felt would provide guidance to the Somali leadership. 67. Victims of sexual and gender-based violence in camps for internally displaced persons identified “Somali armed men in khaki uniforms” as the perpetrators. Few cases 5 12 See A/HRC/20/16/Add.3.