The UN and aid agencies called for US$1.5 billion today to continue addressing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where four million people lack basic necessities such as food, water and shelter.
“With the humanitarian situation expected to remain critical well into next year, early and full...
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said today she was “extremely concerned” by Al-Shabaab’s seizure of property and equipment belonging to several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies working to alleviate suffering in southern Somalia.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the...
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...
The dark clouds of the seasonal gu rains may be on the horizon earlier than expected, but for many people in the village of Docol it’s already too late.
Like other pastoralists in Somalia, Nadifa’s life has changed beyond recognition over the past few months.
“Life was beautiful, we had good livestock and...
Three years after Mark Bowden first arrived in Somalia, he finds himself at the centre of the deepest and most acute humanitarian emergency in the world. On 20 July, a famine was declared in large parts of the south, and the situation has continued to deteriorate.
Tens of thousands of people have died, millions of children...
13 December 2011 - 2:58pmThe UN and aid agencies called for US$1.5 billion today to continue addressing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where four million people lack basic necessities such as food, water and shelter. “With the humanitarian situation expected to remain critical well into next year, early and full...
28 November 2011 - 3:49pmEmergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said today she was “extremely concerned” by Al-Shabaab’s seizure of property and equipment belonging to several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies working to alleviate suffering in southern Somalia. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the...
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...
16 November 2011 - 11:58amThe dark clouds of the seasonal gu rains may be on the horizon earlier than expected, but for many people in the village of Docol it’s already too late. Like other pastoralists in Somalia, Nadifa’s life has changed beyond recognition over the past few months. “Life was beautiful, we had good livestock and...
11 November 2011 - 12:41pmThree years after Mark Bowden first arrived in Somalia, he finds himself at the centre of the deepest and most acute humanitarian emergency in the world. On 20 July, a famine was declared in large parts of the south, and the situation has continued to deteriorate. Tens of thousands of people have died, millions of children...