Friday, September 2, 2011

Somalia Famine Spreading

UN To Announce Somalia Famine Spreading -- Voice of America



A U.N. official told VOA the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Somalia will announce that 4 million people - more than 50 percent of the population - are now in crisis. The famine is expected to spread further in coming months.



As one of the major food-producing areas of Somalia, the drought in Bay has had far-reaching implications.



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More News On Somalia`s Famine



UN renews Somalia famine warning -- BBC

UN official: East Africa famine will get worse -- AP

UN Refugee Agency ‘Not Doing Enough’ to Assist Somalis Fleeing Famine -- Bloomberg

UNHCR urges more aid to drought-hit Somalia -- AFP

Starving Somalis make new life in war-torn Mogadishu -- AFP

Somali leaders to hold rare conference in Mogadishu -- AFP

US Drought Aid for Horn of Africa Tops $600 Million -- Voice of America

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