United Nations: 260,000 Died In The 2011 Somali Famine

Somalia Famine 'Killed 260,000 People' -- BBC

Nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from 2010 to 2012, a study shows.

Half of them were children under the age of five, says the report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network.

The number of deaths was higher than the estimated 220,000 people who died during the 1992 famine.

The crisis was caused by a severe drought, worsened by conflict between rival groups fighting for power.

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) senior economist Mark Smulders said the "true enormity of this human tragedy" had emerged for the first time from the study, done jointly with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net).

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More News On The Somali Famine Of 2011

Somalia famine killed close to 260,000 people, report says -- CNN
Off the charts’: 133k Somali children die in famine after militant ban, slow aid response -- Washington Post/AP
Study: Somalia Famine Claimed Nearly 260,000 Lives -- Voice of America
Somalia famine killed 258,000, half of them young children: Report -- Times of India/AFP
Somalia’s 2011 famine killed 260,000 people, study finds, half under age five -- National Post/AP
Somalia famine in 2010-12 'worst in past 25 years' -- The Guardian
UN says Somalia famine killed nearly 260,000 -- Al Jazeera
Somalia: 2011 Somali Famine Worse Than 1992's -- allAfrica.com/Deutsche Welle

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

Only 4 African Leaders Decided To Attend The African Union Donors Conference On Famine

Few African Leaders Show Up For Famine Summit -- L.A. Times

Only four of 54 member nations attend the African Union donors conference in Ethiopia, aimed at raising money to ease the crisis in the Horn of Africa.



Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa—Most of Africa's heads of state failed to turn up Thursday for the first African Union donor conference in Ethiopia to raise money for the Horn of Africa famine, leaving activists disappointed with the pledges.



Of the African Union's 54 member nations, only the heads of Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea and Djibouti participated in the conference in Addis Ababa, along with the head of the transitional government in Somalia, the country hit hardest by the famine. Critics accused African leaders of failing to make good on their rhetoric about finding African solutions for African problems.



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My Comment: Only 4 African leaders decide to show up ..... either they know something that we do not .... or this is just another sad example on the poor state of affairs in Africa.

Famine In Somalia -- News Updates August 15, 2011

Terror Group Blocking Aid To Starving Somalis -- USA Today

The starvation of tens of thousands of people in Somalia — including 29,000 children — is being worsened by Islamist jihadists who are creating a catastrophe by blocking aid groups from getting food and and water to the suffering, according to interviews with aid groups, diplomats and experts.



The worst drought in decades is affecting several countries in the Horn of Africa, but the famine is worst in southern Somalia, where al-Shabaab, an Islamist terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda, is preventing aid groups from helping nearly 3 million people living under its control, according to the State Department and aid groups.



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More News On Somalia's Famine

Somali Islamists thrive as children die in the dust -- The Telegraph

Somalia famine aid stolen; UN investigating -- AP

Somalia famine: PM Ali sets up aid protection force -- BBC

Somalia Wants Humanitarian Force to Guard Food Convoys -- New York Times/Reuters

Frustration Mounts As Somalis Wait for Famine Relief -- Voice of America

Crumbling Church Offers Safe Haven for Somalia's Hungry -- Voice of America

Somali Refugees Move to New Site in Kenya -- Voice of America



HRW blames everyone for crisis in Somalia -- UPI

All sides in Somali conflict guilty of violations-HRW -- Reuters

Somalia's humanitarian crisis worsened by violations of laws of war, says report -- The Guardian

All sides in Somalia war guilty of crimes: HRW -- AFP

U.S. Rights Group Alleges Abuses by all Parties in Somali Conflict -- Voice of America

Rights Group Says 'All Guilty' In Somalia Conflict -- Radio Free Europe



SOMALIA: Cholera hits crowded Mogadishu camps -- IRIN

Africa famine: UN warns Somalia facing cholera epidemic as crisis deepens -- The Telegraph

Cholera Outbreaks Spread Across Somalia, U.N. Says -- New York Times

UN Warns Cholera Epidemic Spreading in Somalia -- Voice of America



The political origins of the Somalia famine -- Abdi Ismail Samatar, Kansas City

Eyewitness Accounts of Horrors of Life in Somalia -- IBTimes

Fixing famine: what it will take -- Glenda Kwek, Sydney Morning Herald

Somali Famine Defies Easy Answers -- Voice of America

Is Somalia's Islamist Al Shabab Group Defeated?

What Does Al Shabab's Withdrawal From Somalia's Capital Mean? -- Christian Science Monitor

The Islamist group Al Shabab withdrew from Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, this weekend, but whether that is a sign of success for the African Union mission and Somalian government is unclear.



On Saturday, al Shabab, southern Somalia’s Islamic rebel movement, pulled out of the capital Mogadishu. For months, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and approximately 9,000 troops from the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) had been battling al Shabab block by block in the city. In July, Boubacar Diarra, the head of AMISOM, argued in Foreign Policy that the battle for Mogadishu demonstrated what the force could accomplish with donor support. Diarra did not reveal what AMISOM’s strategy would be after taking Mogadishu, except to say that if donors provided the means to increase the force to 20,000, AMISOM could drive al Shabab out of Somalia. Now that the conquest of Mogadishu is at least momentarily complete, a moment of truth has come for the TFG and AMISOM. What comes next?



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More News On Al Shabaab And The Famine In Somalia

Al-Qaida-linked rebels pounded in Somalia -- UPI

Al-Shabaab changes tactics, withdraws from Somali capital -- CNN

Spokesmen: Islamist militia leaving Somali capital -- Washington Post

Shabaab withdraws forces from Mogadishu -- Threat Matrix

Somali Gov't, AU Troops Patrol Mogadishu after al-Shabab Retreat -- Voice of America

Somali Forces Drive Militants out of Mogadishu -- NTD Television

Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit -- Reuters

UNHCR Humanitarian Airlift Arrives in Mogadishu -- Voice of America

Somali famine: First UNHCR airlift arrives in Mogadishu -- BBC

UN refugee agency makes emergency aid flight to Somalia -- CNN

Somalia: UN agency airlifts emergency aid for famine-hit people in Mogadishu -- UN News Centre

Dispatch from Mogadishu: Looking for Militants in Somalia's War-Torn Capital -- Alex Perry, Time

Withdrawal of Islamic Insurgents a ‘Golden Opportunity,’ says Somali Government Official -- Voice of America

Analyst Warns al-Shabab Retreat is Not Victory -- Voice of America

Al-Shabaab has withdrawn from Mogadishu – but what happens now? -- Mark Tran, The Guardian

Why Somalia Matters -- Rev. Larry Hollon, Huffington Post

Why Is Africa Ignoring The Famine In The Horn Of Africa

Famine Crisis: Africa's Leaders Postpone Fundraising Conference By Two Weeks -- The Telegraph

Africa's leaders postponed for more than two weeks a conference to raise funds for the continent's famine victims, despite the first official estimates showing that almost 30,000 young children had died since the start of the crisis.

The African Union’s "pledging conference", to raise money for the 12 million people desperately needing food in the Horn of Africa, had been scheduled for next Tuesday.

It was intended to address the fact that despite the rest of the world having raised more than £600 million in aid, there is less than £350,000 in the African Union’s "special famine fund". This is despite the Union’s 54 countries having a combined GDP of more than £1.2 trillion.

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My Comment: Bottom line .... the rest of Africa does not want to give any money to the famine relief in Somalia. The question that needs to be asked is why .... hmmmm .... I suspect that the answer is one that will make us wonder why are we shouldering this responsibility for aid when the rest of Africa clearly does not want to get involved and are in fact .... running away from it.

Famine In Somalia -- News Updates August 4, 2011

Famine Spreads To Somali Capital -- The Telegraph

Three new areas of Somalia, including parts of Mogadishu, are now in famine, figures released on Wednesday showed.

Camps for displaced people in and near the capital were among the worst hit, the UN-sponsored Famine Early Warning Network said.

Two rural areas far from the city, Balcad and Cadalei, had also tipped into “Phase-5 famine” the group said, adding: “Despite increased attention, the humanitarian response remains inadequate.

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More News On Somalia's Famine

Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu, U.N. says -- CNN
Famine to engulf all of southern Somalia: UN -- Yahoo News/AFP
Somalia famine crisis to worsen -- News24
Famine spreads in southern Somalia -- CBC
Famine is spreading in Somalia, says UN -- The Guardian
US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine -- Yahoo News/AP
Somalia famine spreads to 3 new regions, U.N. says -- L.A. Times
Somalia Fighting worsens relief supplies to Somali famine victims -- Afrique en Ligne
Rescue camps threatened as famine spreads in Somalia -- National Post
Stark images of misery in Somalia spark action -- CBS
KENYA-SOMALIA: Women and children suffer the most as famine spreads -- IRIN
Worst in 60 years: Protracted drought hits Horn of Africa -- Xinhuanet
East African Famine Pledging Conference Delayed to Aug. 25 -- Bloomberg
AU Postpones Drought Donor Conference -- Voice of America
Escaping from Somalia's Famine into a Perilous Refuge -- Samuel Loewenberg, Time
Somalia famine: The problems of delivering aid -- Mark Tran, The Guardian
Famine in Somalia: What Can the World Do About It? -- Robert Paarlberg, The Atlantic

Famine In Somalia -- News Updates August 1, 2011

AU Force Presses Offensive to Ease Somali Food Aid -- Voice of America

African Union troops remain on the offensive in Somalia in an effort to ease the flow of food aid to the famine-stricken country.

A spokesman for the AU peacekeeping force, Paddy Akunda, tells VOA's Somali Service that troops are trying to capture a Mogadishu football stadium and other key areas controlled by militant group al-Shabab.

Al-Shabab has denied a famine is taking place, and banned many aid groups from operating in areas of southern and central Somalia under its rule.

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More News On The Famine In Somalia

Somalia: Security Risks Overshadow Aid Delivery -- allAfrica.com
Somalia’s fight against famine and rebels -- Euronews
Rains Add Misery to Somalia's Famine Refugees -- New York Times/AP
Somali Refugees: Waiting for Food and Hope -- ABC News
Somali famine victims lose homes as torrential rain hits refugee camps -- The Guardian
Kenya's Refugees: A Perilous Journey for Food and Freedom -- ABC News
Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists -- AP
Somalia famine: African Union calls 'pledging summit' -- BBC
Pope appeals to faithful as thousands starve in east Africa -- The Telegraph
No quick fix to Horn of Africa's refugee crisis -- Haru Mutasa, Al Jazeera

Mogadishu Flooded With Starving Refugees

Despite continued fighting in Mogadishu, thousands of refugees from Somali's drought-hit south are arriving in the capital. Above, refugees queue for food in a camp in the suburbs. Photograph: Mustafa Abdi/AFP/Getty Images

Somali Refugees Brave Fighting In Mogadishu In Hope Of UN Food Aid -- The Guardian

Tens of thousands flee drought-hit southern Somalia as UN begins food deliveries to war-torn capital.

Hit by the worst drought in 60 years, tens of thousands of people are leaving the rural areas of central and southern Somalia for the war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu, where last week the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) started an airlift operation to deliver to 20 feeding centres.

Despite continuing fighting, with troops of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and African Union-led forces battling the Islamic militants of al-Shabaab, more and more people are coming into the city, hoping to find relief from a drought that is affecting 11 million in Somalia alone.

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My Comment: When you are starving and thirsty, bullets flying around are the least of your worries.

Is China Causing Africa's 'Catastrophic Famine'?

Dead livestock in Somaliland (Oxfam). Image: www.flickr.com

Germany Accuses China Of Causing 'Catastrophic' Starvation In Africa -- Business Insider

Germany's Africa policy chief Guenter Nooke said that the destructive drought in the Horn of Africa is a man-made "catastrophe."

According to Agence France-Presse, he blames Chinese land buy-ups there for greatly exacerbating the already tremendous humanitarian crisis and causing social conflicts and conditions that rob small farmers of their livlihoods.

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My Comment: Man is responsible for the 'catastrophic' starvation in Africa, but it is not the fault of China for this disaster. Failed states, perpetual war, tribal/religious conflicts .... Africa has failed itself .... and it has not needed outside intervention to accomplish this.

Famine Is Spreading In The Horn Of Africa -- News Roundup July 29, 2011

East Africa's 'Cataclysmic Downward Spiral Of Suffering' -- Spiegel Online

The UN has started airlifting food to famine-plagued Somalia, a measure that could save thousands of starving children in the divided country. German commentators, however, argue that it is time to address the causes of such a famine and push for at-risk regions to create self-sufficient agricultural industries.

The United Nations airlifted 10 tons of emergency nutritional supplements to treat starving children into Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday as part of a major international effort to provide relief in the worst famine to strike the region in 60 years. It was the first of a number of airlifts planned for the coming weeks, according to UN World Food Program (WFP) officials. One week ago, the UN declared an official famine in parts of Somalia.

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Graphic: Famine on the Horn of Africa

More News On The Famine In Somalia

Horn of Africa famine spreads -- The Telegraph
More regions in Somalia face famine threat -- Khaleej Times
Situation In Somalia Deteriorates; UN Says, Famine and Malnutrition may further worsen -- The Australian Eye
HORN OF AFRICA: Famine to spread across southern Somalia - UN -- IRIN
Famine relief must "scale up" efforts: UNICEF -- CBS
UN raises E Africa appeal to $2.48bn -- News24
1.25m+ kids at risk in Somali drought -- News24
Militants Bedevil Famine-Relief Bid -- Wall Street Journal
AU forces gain ground against Somali militants -- AP
Somalia Drought Yields Famine, Terror Recruits -- Tracy Winborn, CBN News Producer
ABC's David Muir On Famine In Somalia: 'It's Heartbreaking' (VIDEO) -- Huffington Post
The famine in Somalia should not have come as a surprise -- Celia Petty and John Seaman, The Guardian
Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor
Q+A: The headaches of getting aid to famine-stricken Somalia -- Reuters

War In Somalia Continues As Famine Spreads

Somalia Takes The Fight To Militant Group -- CNN

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Somali government forces launched an offensive on Islamist strongholds in Mogadishu Thursday morning, killing 15 members of the al Qaeda-inspired group Al-Shabaab, a military commander said.

Speaking to state radio, Col. Abdullahi Ali Anod, commander of the presidential palace, said the president ordered the offensive in northern Mogadishu.

Fighting has intensified this summer as Somali government forces -- backed by troops from the African Union -- have battled insurgents from the militant Al-Shabaab.

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More News On Somalia

Somali famine: Fighting in Mogadishu after aid delivery -- BBC
African Union Peacekeepers Capture Three Sites in Mogadishu -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somalia: Goverment Forces Seize More Parts of Mogadishu After Heavy Battle -- AllAfrica
6 Killed in Battle to Keep Somali Aid Flowing -- Voice of America

Exclusive - Somalia rebels main block to aid - U.N. report -- Reuters
UN Begins Food Airlifts to Somalia -- Voice of America
Somalia famine: WFP begins aid airlift to Mogadishu -- BBC

Catastrophe in the Horn: Causes and responses -- CNN
Famine in Somalia: How Do You Feed Four Million Hungry People? -- Time
Why can't we end famine in Somalia? -- Maryan Qasim, The Guardian
Q+A: The headaches of getting aid to famine-stricken Somalia -- Reuters

Famine In Somalia -- News Updates July 27, 2011

International Groups Accelerate Effort To Relieve East Africa's Famine -- Christian Science Monitor

The first UN plane in two years is scheduled to go into the Somali capital's airport Wednesday carrying food aid. Some 3.7 million people in Somalia alone need help.

The first in a series of food flights is due to land in Somalia’s capital late Wednesday, bringing 10 tons of supplies specially formulated to save children from starving to death. The airlift is one of several signs of an acceleration in the international relief effort to help people suffering after two years of drought spread across southern Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.

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More News On Somalia's Famine

Drought Strikes the Horn of Africa -- Voice of America (Special Reports)
First UN food shipment reaches famine-struck Somalia -- The National
The UN World Food Program Begins Relief Flights to Somalia -- Voice of America
Food supplements airlifted into famine-hit Somalia -- AJC/AP
First food aid arrives in Mogadishu -- AHN
Famine Affects Millions In Horn Of Africa -- NPR
Somali militants block famine refugees from aid -- AP
Somalia famine: Aid agencies struggle to reach starving -- The Telegraph
Africa's famine: The world's worst food crisis in a half century -- The Week
Famine in the Horn of Africa: why the world is slow to respond -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Why Africa's Drought Is So Catastrophic -- Stewart M. Patrick, The Atlantic
Somalia: victim of war, famine and a pestilence of policy -- Carne Ross, The Guardian

Famine In Somalia -- News Updates July 26, 2011

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Somalia Famine: WFP Delays Airlift Of Food To Mogadishu -- BBC

The UN World Food Programme says it is delaying airlifting food to Somalia's capital for administrative reasons.

It was to be the first airlift of food aid since the UN declared a famine in two areas of Somalia last week.

Islamists, who control most of Somalia, have banned the WFP from their areas and thousands of people are fleeing towards the capital in search of food.

Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has warned more than 3.5 million people "may starve to death" in his country.

Al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda, has accused the groups it has banned from its territories of being political.

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More News On Somalia's Famine

Delays Hold Up UN Food Airlift to Horn of Africa -- Voice of America
New refugee camp still closed to starving Somali refugees as supply airlift to Mogadishu is postponed -- The Telegraph
Famine continues to ravage East Africa -- Al Jazeera
Crisis talks bring African aid, food drops -- The Australian
UN Seeks 'Massive' Action to Save Africa Drought Victims -- Voice of America
UN agencies seek £1bn for famine relief in Horn of Africa -- The Guardian
UN urges massive action for Africa drought -- Al Jazeera
Somalis flee famine along ‘roads of death’ -- Washington Post
Somalia Famine Relief Poses Challenges for International Community -- Voice of America
Somali 7-month-old who weighs what a newborn should sheds light on scope of famine -- Washington Post
Helping Children Survive East Africa Drought -- Voice of America
Horn of Africa aid caravan too late, again -- Reuters
'Top 10 culprits' of Horn of Africa famine -- Andrew Harding, BBC
Perfect Storm - Why Famine Hit Southern Somalia First -- Gabe Joselow, Voice of America

Somalia Urges ‘International Intervention’ in Fight Against Famine

Somalia Urges ‘International Intervention’ in Fight Against Famine, Drought -- Voice of America

An official of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is calling for “international intervention” to help his administration combat drought and famine, which has forced thousands of Somalis to flee to neighboring countries.

Last week, the president of Somalia and the United Nations declared that famine has struck two regions: Bakool and Lower Shabelle.

Government spokesman Omar Osman also accused the hard-line Islamic insurgent group, al-Shabab, of thwarting humanitarian relief efforts.

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More News On Somalia's Famine

2.2 million Somalis cut off from aid -- CBC
Somali militants reject famine claim -- Financial Times
Aid reaches drought victims in Islamist area of Somalia -- BBC
Red Cross gets food into Somalia -- UPI
Food aid for Somalia could be flown into country within a week -- The Telegraph
Famine in Somalia is 'immoral': UN aid coordinator -- AFP
Solving Somalia's aid conundrum -- Andrew Harding, BBC
Famine in Somalia -- Irish Times editorial

My Comment: As the famine gets worse .... and it will get worse .... there will be calls for military intervention. My suggestion to those who are not sure on intervention .... watch Black Hawk Down or read the book.

Famine In Somalia

WHO: Five More Regions In Southern Somalia On Brink Of Famine -- Voice of America

A senior official of the World Health Organization says five more regions in southern Somalia are on the brink of famine. In a telephone briefing from Nairobi, WHO’s Representative for Somalia tells journalists in Geneva conditions for millions of people in the country affected by drought and violence are continuing to deteriorate.

WHO representative for Somalia, Marthe Everard, paints a very grim picture of Somalia where 3.7 million people, nearly one-half of the population, is in need of humanitarian assistance.

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More News On The Famine In Somalia

Famine: Al-Shabaab backtracks on promise to allow foreign aid workers back into the country -- The Telegraph
UN lying over Somalia famine, say Islamists -- Independent
Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels ban some aid groups from territories -- Saturday Nation
Somali militants vow to block aid groups -- Stuff.co.nz
Somali rebels maintain aid ban -- News24
The forgotten victims of the East Africa famine -- Christian Science Monitor
Crisis Group: Only Peace, Stability Will Ensure Somalis Don’t Starve -- Voice of America
Dry and Tense Days in Somalia -- Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker
Helping Somalia: The fight against famine -- L.A. Times
Famine in Somalia: When Does the World Decide the Use the 'F' Word? -- Krista Mahr, Time
Q&A: East Africa hunger crisis -- BBC
Why are Somalia's militants clamping down on famine aid? -- Alex Thurston, Christian Science Monitor

Famine Declared In Somalia

Somali President Declares Famine -- Voice of America

Somalia's president has declared a famine in his drought-stricken country and called for more international help to deal with the crisis.

While touring a displaced-persons camp in the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said food has become so scarce that there is “in fact a famine” in his country.

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More News On A State Of Famine Being Declared In Somalia

Somalis Dying in World's Worst Famine in 20 Years -- New York Times
UN Declares Famine in Somalia, Issues Aid Appeal -- Voice of America
United Nations Declares Famine in Southern Somalia Amid Drought, Conflict -- Bloomberg
Famine Declared in Parts of Somalia by the UN -- PR Newswire
UN declares famine in Somalia -- The Guardian
"Desperate" Somalia famine puts 11M at risk -- CBS
UN declares Somalia famine in Bakool and Lower Shabelle -- BBC
U.N. Set to Declare Famine in Parts of Somalia -- New York Times/Reuters
No respite for refugees facing famine -- CNN
Somalia refugees relive long trek to escape famine and war -- The Guardian
Somali famine puts spotlight on country’s misrulers -- Financial Times
UN declares famine in Somalia: How to help -- Christian Science Monitor
Famine in Somalia -- Life
What is a famine? -- Voice of America
Who, what, why: What is a famine? -- BBC

Famine Fears Grow In The Horn Of Africa

Refugees Flee War And Starvation In Somalia -- L.A. Times

An aid official calls it the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Aid camps in neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia are overwhelmed as drought and Shabab militants take their toll.

Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya, and Mogadishu — To save themselves, Rahmo Ibrahim Madey and three of her children escaped on foot this month from southern Somalia's Bakol region — a drought-racked land controlled by the Islamist militants of the Shabab group.

Less than 20 miles from their destination, the battered capital of Mogadishu, Madey's 1-year-old daughter, Fadumo, died of starvation.

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More News On the Growing Famine In The Horn Of Africa

Major African countries ignore Horn of Africa famine appeal -- The Telegraph
Drought stricken Somalia nears famine -- Wikinews
Mogadishu: the children caught between fighting and famine -- The Guardian
Horn of Africa drought: Kenya to open Ifo II camp -- BBC
The forgotten people of Africa's famine cry out for aid -- The Telegraph
Horn of Africa food crisis - Photos -- Times Live

Deepening Humanitarian Crisis In Somalia

Photo: In the drought-ravaged Gedo region of Somalia, obtaining water can involve treks of 20km or more. Mohamed Gaarane/IRIN

Somalia Famine 'Not Far Off' -- BBC

Desperate government officials in drought-stricken areas of Somalia are telling people to survive by eating leaves, as the drought situation worsens, hardy camels die and the announcement of a state of famine draws closer.

This is the season of the Gu in Somalia, the time of the life-giving rainy season that lasts from April to the end of July.

But the rains have not come for the second successive time and in its place has come a severe drought, which is threatening at least four million lives in Somalia alone.

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More News On Famine Fears In Somalia

UN aid group ready to work with al-Shabab -- Al Jazeera
African Union calls for Somalia drought aid -- AFP
WFP considers returning to rebel-held Somali regions -- AFP
WFP mulls resuming S.Somalia food aid -- Alertnet
World Food Program Exploring Return to Southern Somalia -- Voice of America
African Union makes aid appeal for drought stricken Somalia -- IBTimes

Aid Agencies Overwhelmed By The Drought Crisis In The Horn Of Africa

Drought Crisis In Horn of Africa Overwhelming Aid Agencies -- Voice of America

United Nations and international aid agencies say the crisis in the Horn of Africa is overwhelming their ability to provide assistance to the millions of people suffering from the region's worst drought in 60 years. The agencies say they are overstretched and underfunded and are appealing for more help from the international community.

The drought crisis is affecting Ethiopia, Kenya, central and southern Somalia and Djibouti. But, aid agencies say the impact is greatest in Somalia. They say the fall in crop production is causing food prices to rise. Compounding this problem is the ongoing fighting between the government and al-Shabab insurgents.

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More News On The Drought Crisis In The Horn Of Africa

Food and relief agencies appeal for aid to combat drought in Horn of Africa -- Washington Post
Refugee chief: 'Heart is broken' by hungry refugees fleeing Somalia -- CNN
Triangle of hunger batters millions in E. Africa -- AP
UN Unable to Deal With Somali-Ethiopia Refugees as Deaths Triple Average -- Bloomberg
UN appeal over Horn of Africa drought -- Al Jazeera
UN: Drought-hit Somalis dying in Ethiopia UN camps -- Mercury News/AP
Throngs of Somali refugee kids dying in exodus -- CBS
Drought forces thousands of Somalis into Ethiopia -- AFP
British aid agencies launch East Africa drought appeal -- AFP
Horn of Africa tested by severe drought -- BBC
Africa Drought Endangers Millions -- New York Times
Horn of Africa: From one drought to another -- The Guardian editorial