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Democracy Now! – Jan 12, 2023 We go to Kabul to speak with Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, where at least five people died Wednesday in a suicide bombing near the … Continue reading →

BBC News – Dec 25, 2022 Pope Francis has said the world is suffering from a “famine of peace”, in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican. He called for a end to the “senseless war” in Ukraine, condemning … Continue reading →

CGTN Africa- Dec 18, 2022 A new UN report indicates hunger has been narrowly averted in Somalia. Humanitarian organizations and local community interventions have helped avoid a serious crisis, however, about 8.3 million people are at risk of acute food … Continue reading →

Oct 16, 2022 In Somalia extreme drought is causing terrible suffering, with young children most at risk of hunger and malnutrition. The country has a long history of drought but climate change is making things far worse and the current … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! – Sep 8, 2022 We look at the devastating effects of climate change and global inequity in East Africa, and how many countries face drought and a looming famine, with guests in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Continue reading →

Sep 6, 2022 UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that the reality caused by the drought in Somalia is “unprecedented”, warning the possible “horror of famine coming to the Horn of Africa.” Speaking today (6 Sep) to reporters via a … Continue reading →

WION Aug 22, 2022 Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years. Aid groups have said that in the worst-hit areas, the drought has lead to conditions close to famine.

May 22, 2022 (17 May 2022) PAKISTAN WATER SHORTAGE SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 6:26 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan – 14 May 2022 1. Various of family in Kunri, Umarkot District, which has been hit hard by extreme … Continue reading →

Apr 14 2022 Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, briefing reporters virtually on the situation in Somalia.

PBS NewsHour– Jul 24, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia launched a government offensive last November against rebels in the northern region of Tigray. At the time, he promised the war would be over in a … Continue reading →