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6 January 2012 - 7:42pmHalf a year after the declaration of famine, Somalia continues to face one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world. Four million people still need humanitarian assistance, and insecurity is severely hampering the ability of aid agencies to deliver. Nonetheless, many humanitarian workers remain... -
23 December 2011 - 3:44pmIt’s a hot, dusty morning in Mogadishu, the war-ravaged capital of Somalia, and Ahmed Farah Roble is in a makeshift settlement for internally displaced persons (IDPs), listening to a mother tell him about her baby daughter. Ahmed nods patiently, asks questions and listens attentively. He’s in... -
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... -
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,... -
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...
