Droughts Are Not Avoidable But Famines Are

According to UNICEF a child is dying every six minutes in Somalia. The crisis in the Horn of Africa is killing, starving and displacing 13 million people. The drought affects the whole Horn of Africa. More than 13 million people are at risk from hunger in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

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http://www.suite101.com/news/famine-in-the-horn-of-africa-750000-people-starving-in-somalia-a390334

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Increase in Humanitarian Operations

The ICRC is currently focusing on providing food, water, health care and other emergency aid to keep people alive.  But, all these measures are accompanied by projects that aim at helping people help themselves to become independent and self-sustainable. RAHAfrica is dedicated to not only alleviating the current hunger situation but providing ways to help people avoid hunger in the future.
Click on the below link to read more....

www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/ICRC-Increases-Humanitarian-Operations-in-Somalia-130703078.html

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UN reports gains in fight against Somalia's famine

The UN reports that assistance is estimated to have reached about 1.85 million Somalis, nearly half of the people in need in the Horn of Africa nation.  Follow the link below to read more...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKW_R68fong6P_3yliCobmsOi-Ow?docId=c0f7525a3086494893b043f58e32cc32

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China's $82M Donation!!

China has announced an $82 million donation of grain and cash for drought relief in the Horn of Africa, saying it is the biggest donation of its kind since the Communist Party seized power in 1949.


Get more details of this awesome deed by China by clicking on the following link....http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/09/26/china-announces-unprecedented-grain-aid-to-horn-of-africa/

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K'Naan's Return Home

In K'Naan's words about his return to Somalia:
"For miles along that coast, all you see are paint-like blue water, beautiful sand dunes eroding, and an abandoned effort to cap them with concrete. Everything about Somalia feels like abandonment. The buildings, the peace initiatives, the hopes and dreams of greatness for a nation."



Click the link below to read more about his return in time of agony....

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/returning-to-somalia-after-20-years.html?_r=1&ref=famine

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