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Appeal for $4bn as mix of drought and conflict threatens 20 million in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Appeal for $4bn as mix of drought and conflict threatens 20 million in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

The risk of mass starvation in four countries – Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – is rapidly rising due to drought and conflict, the UN refugee agency has warned. About 20 million people live in hard-hit areas where harvests have failed and malnutrition rates are increasing, particularly among young children, the UNHCR said on […]

Number of people going hungry doubles to 3 million in drought inflicted Kenya

Number of people going hungry doubles to 3 million in drought inflicted Kenya

The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as the effect of a devastating drought worsens. Kenya is one of several East African countries suffering from food crises, along with Ethiopia, South Sudan, where famine has already been declared, […]

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine – UN Chief

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine – UN Chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused South Sudan’s government of ignoring the plight of 100,000 people suffering from famine , 7.5 million in need of humanitarian aid and thousands more fleeing fighting. Guterres’ rebuke was delivered to the country’s president, Salva Kiir , on Thursday, mentioning “a refusal by the leadership to even acknowledge […]

10 Killed in Car Bombing; 26 Starve to Death Amid Risk of Widespread Famine in Somalia

10 Killed in Car Bombing; 26 Starve to Death Amid Risk of Widespread Famine in Somalia

Extremist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that police say killed 10 people Tuesday afternoon in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least 15 people were injured in the bomb explosion at a busy security checkpoint in the country’s capital, according to Somali federal police Maj. Ahmed Ibrahim. The blast was caused by an explosive-laden vehicle […]

On the brink of famine: Celebrity social media push campaign to raise $1m for Somalia goes viral

On the brink of famine:  Celebrity social media push campaign to raise $1m for Somalia goes viral

A social media campaign aiming at delivering humanitarian aid Somalia, a country on the brink of famine, through a Turkish Airlines flight has gone viral with backing from celebrities and people across the world.  After being initiated with a tweet by Jerome Jarre, the French social media celebrity, on Wednesday, the Twitter hashtags #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia and […]

South Sudan government buying arms with oil money while millions face starvation: confidential UN report

South Sudan government buying arms with oil money while millions face starvation: confidential UN report

The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba’s military operations, according to a confidential United Nations report. The report by a panel of experts, whose findings were dismissed by South Sudan’s goverment, calls for an arms embargo on the country […]

Aid workers kidnapped in famine-hit, war-devastated South Sudan

Aid workers kidnapped in famine-hit, war-devastated South Sudan

Aid workers employed by a US-based Christian charity have been abducted in famine-hit South Sudan and negotiations were ongoing for their release. The local aid workers were taken from a village near Mayendit in Unity state, where a famine has been declared, 680km northeast of the capital, Juba. The circumstances of the kidnappings were unclear. “The rebels […]

Sudan Provides Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan

Sudan Provides Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan

President Omar al-Bashir has directed the dispatch of 10,000 tons of sorghum in humanitarian assistance to famine-affected South Sudanese. The Rapporteur of the High Committee for Humanitarian Aid, Ahmed Mohamed Adam, said 27,000 sacks of sorghum have been delivered before in accordance with the President orders, besides opening routes to facilitate transportation of the international […]

Somalia Starvation Kills Over 100 As Famine Looms

Somalia Starvation Kills Over 100 As Famine Looms

The UN has said 5 million people are at risk, and thousands have already begun streaming into the capital in search of food. Aid efforts are being hampered by a lack of international response and conflict on the ground. Somalia’s prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died of hunger in the past 48 […]

Drought, hunger push Somalis to flee amid fears of famine

Drought, hunger push Somalis to flee amid fears of famine

Her eyes glued to the feeble movements of her malnourished baby with protruding ribs and sunken eyes, Fadumo Abdi Ibrahim struggled to hold back her tears in the stifling and crowded feeding center in Somalia’s capital. She waved a scrap of fabric over him to create a current of air. She is one of thousands […]

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