Eastern African Drought – Humanitarian Snapshot

July 26th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

Food crisis in the Horn of Africa

Image by IFRC via Flickr

Food insecurity remains at emergency levels across parts of the Horn of Africa, famine has been declared in two regions of Southern Somalia.

Humanitarian organizations are struggling to cope with the influx of Somali refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya. Malnutrition and mortality rates are alarmingly high in many parts of the region.

More at: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/DR-2011-000029-KEN_0720.pdf

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