At least 26 people died from hunger in the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region of southern Somalia in just a day an a half, federal government radio said on its website. Somalia, like other countries ...

"At least 3 children have died from extreme hunger at IDP camp near Mogadishu. This comes days after UN agencies called for $1 billion to help 3 million people in Somalia," said Radio Shabelle.

Somalia is facing one of the most severe emergencies in the worst global hunger crisis this century. As the Horn of Africa faces its worst drought in 40 years, 1.5 million children in Somalia – or one ...

The following countries are identified as the most vulnerable: From the data assessed for 136 countries globally, Somalia was the most affected by hunger and malnutrition, with an index of 44.1 ...

Despite that, more people are now facing hunger as the conflict there continues; UN agencies say the situation across the country remains dire. VOA Africa Division multimedia reporter Salem Solomon ...

Five years of drought followed by destructive heavy rains have affected Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Five years of floods, conflict, and an influx of refugees have created humanitarian challenges in ...

Somalia has less than 40 per cent of its target ... The two women in this series were part of Action Against Hunger nutrition program. I followed their lives beyond the health center where their ...

Photo Credit: Save the Children In Somalia, we’re treating malnutrition and working with caregivers to identify ... In South Sudan, we met Aker* at a cash distribution center in a town where conflict, ...

Mercy Corps is helping to support families like Amira’s in camps where people have sought assistance due to dire hunger. Famine has officially been declared in Somalia. An exceptionally severe, ...

The drought is also spreading to parts of Kenya, south-central Somalia and Eritrea. Between 2010 and 2012, around 250,000 people died of hunger in Somalia, half of them children. The United ...