famine
USAID Launches New PSA Campaign for the Horn of Africa
The PSA campaign includes Dr. Jill Biden, who lead an American delegation to the region last month; and actor Josh Hartnett (who starred in Black Hawk Down);
As Famine in Somalia Spreads there are only Complex, Dangerous And Partial Solutions to the Crisis
The UN just announced that a sixth region in Somalia was affected by famine. Things are only getting worse.
Who’s Giving to East Africa–(And Who’s Not)?
If Americans were as generous as Kenyans, we could fund every open OCHA appeal fully, three times over.
Top 30 Donors to the Horn of Africa Food Crisis
$1.1 billion dollars has been committee so far for the Horn of Africa food crisis, but there is still a gap of $1 billion to fulfill basic humanitarian needs caused by the worst drought in 60 years. A list of the top donors to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Famine in Somalia. How is the World Responding?
We are now one week into the first famine in the world since 1984. About 11 million people are at risk in the Horn of Africa and the UN expects that this number will grow during the month of August, with famine conditions spreading beyond southern Somalia to elsewhere in the region.
Somalia Famine Relief Seriously Under-Funded
The worst drought in 60 years is causing the first famine in over 20 years in East Africa. That, in turn is causing a massive population flow. Families are scrambling to leave famine stricken areas, and are arriving in over-crowded refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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