The U. n.WorldFoodProgramandotheragenciessay, however, the ongoing conflict in Somaliaand actions by the militant groupal-Shababalso areto blame for thegrowing migration.
Authorities in the area have blamed the violence on militia supporters of Gbagbo based in Liberia but officials with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Ivory Coast have said they do not know whom to blame.