More than 10 million people have been hit by severe drought in the Horn of Africa, with parts of southern Somalia hit by the worst famine in the area for 20 years, according to the U.N.
LONDON (AlertNet) - More than 10 million people have been hit by severe drought in the Horn of Africa, with parts of southern Somalia hit by the worst famine in the area for 20 years, according to the U.N.
Here is a selection of news and analysis about the hunger crisis.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Aid suspended after bombings in Kenya refugee camp - Sahra Abdi and Katy Migiro, AlertNet
Somali rebels block ICRC food aid convoys - Reuters
Somalia has a chance to restore order - UN's Ban - Reuters
INTERVIEW-Kenya wants to galvanise world action on Somalia - Reuters
Al Shabaab bans some aid groups in Somalia, loot offices - Reuters
U.S. increases food aid to Horn of Africa - Reuters
Heavy rains, mud hamper advance on Somali rebels - Reuters
Mogadishu bomb targets police car, wounds 6 people - Reuters
Somali rebels bolster defences in Afmadow, residents flee - Reuters
Kenya arrests two British citizens crossing into Somalia - Reuters
INTERVIEW-World reacted too slow to E.Africa crisis - DEC head - Reuters
Somalia bans foreign aid workers from rebel areas - Reuters
Hundreds dying daily as Somalia famine spreads: UN - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Four ways to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa - experts - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Somalia famine yet to reach its peak - UN - Reuters
AU famine meet raises $351m, figure questioned - Reuters
Turkish PM in Somalia to draw attention to famine - Reuters
Britain says 400,000 Somali children at risk of death - Reuters
OIC pledges $350 million to Somalia at Turkey summit - Reuters
World Bank says famine in Horn of Africa is manmade - Reuters
GRAPHIC: Somalia famine update - Reuters
US gives $17 million more to Horn of Africa famine - Reuters
WFP says has more access in Somalia, Mogadishu a challenge - Reuters
Aid officials: not the time to cut U.S. food aid - Reuters
Hospitals, staff targeted in wars, ICRC says - Reuters
Horn of Africa needs $103 mln to fight famine - UN - Reuters
Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit - Reuters
UN refugee agency flies aid to famine-hit Somalia - AlertNet, Katie Nguyen
U.S. gives $105 mln more for Horn of Africa relief - Reuters
Somali mother sends children back to famine as camps overflow - Reuters
ICRC wants food for Somalia but can't take UN aid - Reuters
Child 'drought brides' sold secretly in Kenya - TrustLaw, Katy Migiro
Horn of Africa shows family planning need - UN agency - Reuters
Uganda could be next hit by malnutrition, UN warns - Reuters
World's biggest refugee camp extended as Somalis flood in - Reuters
ALERTNET INSIGHT
UN warns conflict may worsen Somalia famine, needs $1.5bn - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Ethiopia's reported incursion worsens plight of hungry Somalis - U.N. - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Rains block food aid and bring disease in Somalia and Kenya – report - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Somali refugees fall ill as Ethiopian camps full – MSF - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Revamp African ag policy to address hunger and poverty - experts - AlertNet, Katie Murray
Food aid now reaching half of famine-stricken Somalis - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
World leaders to sign charter to end extreme hunger - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Aid groups warn of disease threat to Somali children - AlertNet, Maria Caspani
Hunger to worsen in Somalia’s, Sudan’s conflict zones – report - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Put aside politics to save Somali lives, say aid agencies - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Famine-hit Somalis face health risks from rains - AlertNet, Katy Migiro
Somalia crisis has cost world $55 billion since 1991 - report - AlertNet, Megan Rowling
UNICEF offers food vouchers, cash transfers in Somalia - AlertNet, Katie Nguyen
1991 famine repeat could kill 400,000 children - UK - Megan Rowling
Sticking plaster approach to hunger failing in Kenya, says nurse - Katy Migiro
Q+A-The headaches of getting aid to famine-stricken Somalia - Katie Nguyen and Katy Migiro
Camel rises up the menu in drought-hit Kenya - Gitonga Njeru
Babies hospitalised in Kenya drought - Katy Migiro
Q+A: How bad is the Horn of Africa drought? – Megan Rowling
Rape risk, empty refugee camp, aid delays: E.Africa drought latest – Katy Nguyen
Weak with hunger, Somali children dying in refugee camps – Megan Rowling
East Africa food crisis prompts more appeals for funds – Astrid Zweynert
WFP mulls resuming S.Somalia food aid – Megan Rowling
Kenyan herders switch to farming as droughts worsen – Gitonga Njeru
Drought-hit Kenya struggles to provide for Somali refugees – David Njagi
Food aid - how does it work? - Alex Whiting
ALERTNET BRIEFINGS
Food emergencies and responses
BLOGS
Famine-hit Somalia needs long-term, joint effort, says MSF Italy - Maria Caspani, AlertNet
Nearly one in five Somali children die before five - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
Food rotting in central Kenya while millions starve in north - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
Is Africa drought a chance to enact new UK policy? - Julie Mollins, AlertNet
The road to Dadaab camp - Christian Aid
Drought = Hunger? Not an Inevitable Equation - American Jewish World Service
FEATURED AID AGENCY NEWS
New challenges in Somalia, relief efforts under pressure in Kenya and Ethiopia - UNHCR
$1.2 Million in Emergency Medical Aid Arrives in Somalia - AmeriCares
Ronaldo, Zidane to Play for Africa Famine Relief - WFP
Kenya: Malteser International intensifies hunger relief; 73,000 to receive food, medication - Malteser International
34,000 Pounds of Lifesaving Nourishment Flown to Somalia - AmeriCares
Horn of Africa: refugees confront trauma and sexual violence - CARE International
20,000 refugees from Sudan's Blue Nile State in Ethiopia, numbers rising - UNHCR
Children bear brunt of Somali refugee crisis - UNHCR
SOMALIA: Coordinate aid and build for long term, agencies urged - IRIN
SOMALIA: Cholera hits crowded Mogadishu camps - IRIN
In Ethiopia, UNHCR moves more Somalis into new camp amid measles vaccination - UNHCR
Somalia: UNHCR airlifts aid to Mogadishu - UNHCR
Fast facts about the drought in the Horn of Africa - IRIN
As Somalis stream into Kenya, UNHCR races to fill a new refugee camp - UNHCR
ACT Alliance Alert: Deteriorating Drought Situation in Kenya
Drought and displacement in Somalia: Fleeing from dust and starvation - UNHCR
UNHCR issues revised appeal of US$145 million for Horn of Africa emergency - UNHCR
Children under five suffer the most in Horn of Africa food crisis - ChildFund Australia
Somalia: a population exhausted – ICRC
Somalia famine: CARE urges donors to ease restrictions on aid delivery – CARE International
Famine declared in Somalia as scale and scope reach catastrophic levels - Action Against Hunger
Somalia: malnutrition brings children to the brink of death – ICRC
MSF acts on malnutrition and drought in Horn of Africa - MSF
MULTIMEDIA
Turkana drought response - ECHO
Security problems in Kenya camps - Reuters
Somalis risk lives for aid - Reuters
Bandits raid Somali refugee camp - Reuters
Somalia famine continues to spread - Reuters
Somali refugees pour into Kenya - Reuters
SLIDESHOW: East Africa hunger – Reuters
VIDEO: UN calls for Ethiopia drought support – Reuters
VIDEO: Millions risk hunger in Horn of Africa – Reuters
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