Thursday, July 21, 2011

Somalia - The Horn of Africa

PHOTO: US: Somalia Food Crisis One of Biggest in Decades
Picture courtesy of ABC News



“If we don’t act now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia,” said Mark Bowden, the United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator for Somalia. “Every day of delay in assistance is literally a matter of life or death.”


The United Nations has declared the ongoing food-crisis in Somalia as a famine. What began as a drought in 2009 has escalated into a severe humanitarian crisis in recent months. From the beginning of the year, UN Under-Secretary General Valery Amos reported that Somalia "is again teetering on the brink of a much larger scale disaster due to the threat of a countrywide drought. Two million people, about 27% of the population, are in crisis." Now approximately eight months later, the world is taking notice and international relief organizations like CARE, have issued an Emergency Alert. Please donate what you can, to help the millions of people in Somalia address their food shortage and gain access to healthcare and other necessities. 




Organizations: 


International Rescue Committee (IRC)


World Vision


World Vision ACT:S


UNICEF


Save the Children


Additional Resources: Poverty Matters 


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