Posted on March 24, 2009 by Becca Lewis
Somalia is close to going into famine.
According to FSAU, Somalia has an “ongoing and sustained humanitarian crisis,” with up to 200,000 children malnourished. Without immediate funding for emergency nutrition, more people will become malnourished and vulnerable to diseases. One in six children under the age of five are acutely malnourished and one in twenty are [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by James A. Bowey
Source: IRIN
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NAIROBI, 14 August 2008 (IRIN) – Access to food in Djibouti has been cut by more than 50 percent because of reduced availability and rising prices, according to a humanitarian official.
“The [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2008 by James A. Bowey
Last week, we outlined how East Africa could be a flash point in the world food crisis. Now humanitarian organizations say that Somalia in East Africa is just months away from a major crisis.
According to the World Food Program (WFP), insecurity, drought, a succession of poor or failed harvests, are deepening the suffering of millions [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by James A. Bowey
Across the globe, from Brunei to London, the affects of soaring food and fuel prices are having a dramatic impact on economies and governments. But one region to watch in particular is East Africa.
According to a June 30 posting on their website, FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) estimates almost nine million people in [...]
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