Data from the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in southern Somalia showed that scaled-up humanitarian assistance has had a significant impact on parts of Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions.
Famine, however, still persists in parts of Middle Shabelle...
It’s a bright November morning in Puerto San Luis la Herradura, on El Salvador's south coast. The sun is high, the tide is low and local fishermen are returning to evaluate the dawn’s catch. Nearby, pupusas– a traditional favourite similar to a corn tortilla - are simmering on a hot plate. A mother feeds...
Aid agencies have been able to scale up activities in the last few weeks, despite widespread insecurity and restricted access to people in some parts of the country. The latest reports estimate that around two million people have now received food and other assistance since the famine was declared in July. This is a...
Leaders from more than 60 countries came together Saturday at a United Nations mini-Summit on the crisis in the Horn of Africa, chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, to raise awareness of the scale and urgency of the humanitarian situation in the region...
With the grave humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa likely to worsen in the coming months, world leaders will come together on Saturday 24 September to find better ways to help millions of people suffering drought and famine now, and build long-term resilience to prevent similar future crises.
More about the event...
18 November 2011 - 4:30pmData from the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in southern Somalia showed that scaled-up humanitarian assistance has had a significant impact on parts of Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions. Famine, however, still persists in parts of Middle Shabelle...
14 November 2011 - 4:15pmIt’s a bright November morning in Puerto San Luis la Herradura, on El Salvador's south coast. The sun is high, the tide is low and local fishermen are returning to evaluate the dawn’s catch. Nearby, pupusas– a traditional favourite similar to a corn tortilla - are simmering on a hot plate. A mother feeds...
6 October 2011 - 7:44pmAid agencies have been able to scale up activities in the last few weeks, despite widespread insecurity and restricted access to people in some parts of the country. The latest reports estimate that around two million people have now received food and other assistance since the famine was declared in July. This is a...
25 September 2011 - 11:54amLeaders from more than 60 countries came together Saturday at a United Nations mini-Summit on the crisis in the Horn of Africa, chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, to raise awareness of the scale and urgency of the humanitarian situation in the region...
23 September 2011 - 11:28amWith the grave humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa likely to worsen in the coming months, world leaders will come together on Saturday 24 September to find better ways to help millions of people suffering drought and famine now, and build long-term resilience to prevent similar future crises. More about the event...