Humanitarian Service Only Way Out of Yemeni Famine
26/04/2017The UN has warned that 17 million Yemenis will be in famine unless the world sends urgent humanitarian help. Antonio Guterres, the UN chief, issued a call to action.
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In drought-stricken Somaliland, families try to survive on black tea
29/03/2017By George Obulutsa and Abdirahman Hussein In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year old Nima Mohamed sits.
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UK Pledges Aid to Help Combat Drought in Somalia
16/03/2017By Abdi Sheikh British foreign minister Boris Johnson recently met Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, pledging aid to help combat the effects of a devastating drought, the Somali.
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Drought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages
08/03/2017By Katy Migiro Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will.
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Millions of People across Africa Need Aid Due to Drought
06/03/2017By Katy Migiro Almost 13 million people across the Horn of Africa need aid due to drought Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not.
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Nigeria: World Donors Gather to Raise Emergency Aid to Tackle Famine in North-East
28/02/2017UN aid agencies and donor countries recently gathered in Oslo for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions of people threatened by famine in northeastern Nigeria, a.
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Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Weeds and Water Lilies to Survive
27/02/2017Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river.
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Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes Lake Tanganyika Area: USGS
24/02/2017An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the southern area of Lake Tanganyika early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake, initially reported as a.
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Britain Pledges Extra $250 Million to Fight Famine in Africa
23/02/2017Britain will provide additional aid money to South Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of the country, and to Somalia, where there is a credible risk of famine,.
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UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head off Famine
22/02/2017U.N. aid agencies are appealing to international donors to provide money to scale up lifesaving operations in drought-stricken Ethiopia and Somalia, where millions of hungry people are at risk of.
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