In 2011, a famine in Somalia killed more than a quarter-million people. The study was commissioned by UNICEF and the WHO and carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ...

said the excess deaths were the result of five failed rainy seasons that brought parts of Somalia to the brink of famine. "During the drought and after, the people experienced a significant ...

He also has recounted how he survived a famine as a child in his native Somalia. “In the chaos of conflict, clinging to unattainable quantitative thresholds isn’t just unrealistic,” Ainashe ...

Somalia is in the throes of its worst famine since 2011, but there is still time to avoid past mistakes and prevent further deaths and suffering. Quick action now can... Twenty-one Somali citizens ...

including 330,000 children who are acutely malnourished, the UN chief reiterated an appeal for US$825 million for the support of 5.5 million people for six months. He added, "There is a chance in ...

January 3, 2024 (WASHINGTON) – “Famine is ongoing in five areas of North Darfur, and West and South Kordofan,” USAID Administrator Samantha Power said in a statement. “This harrowing ...

Up to 150,000 people will directly benefit from food aid sent from the UAE to ease suffering caused by floods in Somalia. The relief package, comprising 700 tonnes of food, demonstrates the ...

A massive humanitarian response has eased the famine in parts of South Sudan. Despite that, more people are now facing hunger as the conflict there continues; UN agencies say the situation across the ...

Nairobi - Burundi has withdrawn from the nascent African Union Stabilisation Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), citing a significant disagreement on troop numbers which they label as a "betrayal" by ...

BOSASO, Somalia - The Puntland Defence Forces have managed to neutralize over 10 ISIS militants, including 8 foreigners during a morning attack at a main military base in the eastern Bari region on ...