U.N. warns of alarming malnutrition rates in Somali capital
The United Nations has reported alarming rates of malnutrition in the Somali capital where aid agencies cannot meet the needs of 350,000 people due to insufficient funds, drought and conflict. The U.N.
View ArticleUsing constructed analogs to improve the skill of National Multi-Model...
In this study we implement and evaluate a simple 'hybrid' forecast approach that uses constructed analogs (CA) to improve the National Multi-Model Ensemble's (NMME) March–April–May (MAM) precipitation
View ArticleHow to build resilience to conflict: the role of food security
This Food Policy Report explains why there is a need to place even higher priority on food security–related policies and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers...
View ArticleAid groups cheer food price fall to 4-year low, 'hunger hotspots'...
World food prices have hit a four-year low, a UN agency reported on Thursday, with record harvests breathing new hope into the fight against hunger, though some "hunger hotspots" remain. Global wheat
View ArticleSomalia: One Million Somalis At Risk of Starvation, UN Envoy Warns, Briefing...
The United Nations envoy in Somalia warned today that despite some political and security gains, the humanitarian situation in the long-troubled country has deteriorated, with more than three million...
View ArticleDryness remains in Haiti, while flooding risks continue in South Sudan,...
Dryness remains in Haiti, while flooding risks continue in South Sudan, Central America - Global Weather Hazards Summary (October 17-23, 2014)
View ArticleAfrica: Nearly 30 Countries 'Highly Vulnerable' to Ebola-Style...
London — Almost 30 countries around the world are "highly vulnerable" to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti most at risk, a major charity said on Tuesday. An
View ArticleMega-disasters and urbanization spur spike in displacement: report
SENDAI, Japan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of people forced from their homes each year by disasters has quadrupled over the past four decades, and the risk of being displaced has doubled,
View ArticleAfter Somalia's famine, hunger persists
At a hospital in Mogadishu's Yaqshid district, children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, worsened by stomach and chest infections, are receiving treatment that is likely saving their young lives.
View ArticleUN says over 13 mln people food insecure in East Africa
The number of food insecure people in the Eastern Africa region has increased from 11.43 million people to 13.73 million people as of March, UN humanitarian agency said Thursday. The UN Office for...
View ArticleIOM Global Solar Lantern Initiative Targets Displaced Families in Somalia
IOM has distributed solar lanterns to some 347 internally displaced people (IDPs) living in camps in Bossaso, Galkayo and Garowe, Somalia. The lanterns provide essential light at night in “off-the-grid”
View ArticleHunger rises in Somalia as el Nino floods loom: U.N
The number of Somalis in hunger has risen in the past six months, the United Nations said on Monday, predicting a further spike as the Horn of Africa nation braces itself for the worst flooding in...
View ArticleAfrica: In Somalia Some 855,000 People Face Acute Food Insecurity
Nairobi/Washington — Widespread acute malnutrition persists across Somalia and large numbers of people will be acutely food insecure through December 2015, following below average cereal harvests in crop
View ArticleSomalia: Over 343,000 Children to Face Acute Malnutrition- UN
The number of acutely and severely malnourished children in Somalia is likely to increase to 343,400 and 63,400 respectively through the end of the year, a UN-backed food security assessment says....
View ArticleSomalia: Thousands Homeless As El Nino Floods Sweep Somalia
Nairobi — Flash floods in Somalia have destroyed thousands of makeshift homes, as well as latrines and shallow wells, the United Nations said, predicting that up to 900,000 people could be hit by the...
View ArticleFive years since the famine, Somali children still stalked by menace of hunger
With so much the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that Somalia has been forgotten. The last time the country was featured in news
View ArticleSomalia drought leaves 50,000 children 'facing death'
Some 260,000 people died in Somalia as a result of a drought earlier this decade More than 50,000 children in Somalia "face death" because of the ongoing drought there, the UN says. A stark warning issued
View ArticleSomalia: Nearly 60 000 Kids 'Face Death' in Drought-Hit Somalia
More than 58 000 children in drought-hit Somalia will starve to death if they do not receive urgent support, the UN has warned. The situation in the country, where dry conditions are exacerbated by
View ArticleFood security situation gets critical in Somalia – FAO
The latest food security and nutrition assessment for Somalia released Tuesday in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in collaboration with the Famine Early Warning
View ArticleSomalia: President Calls for Humanitarian Aid As Drought Hits the Country
The president of the federal republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for immediate humanitarian aid as drought hits the war-recovering horn of Africa country. The president has urged
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