Apr 11 Watch 5:33 Somalia in need of humanitarian aid as it faces worst drought in decades By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Somalia faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises. The country is seeing its worst drought in 40 years, famine and an ongoing armed conflict. Humanitarian agencies warn nearly 8 million people, half of the population, are in dire… Continue watching
Feb 26 On last day of visit, Jill Biden urges more countries to send aid for East Africa drought By Darlene Superville, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press U.S. first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more countries to join… Continue reading
Feb 22 Horn of Africa drought trends looking worse than 2011 famine By Cara Anna, Associated Press Trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are now worse than they were during the 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died, a climate center said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 10:26 ‘We can’t be fatigued about people dying’: U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by… Continue watching
Jan 17 Famine in Somalia slowed but not averted by donor support, World Food Program chief says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 5:01 Famine looms over Somalia as drought, civil war displace millions By PBS NewsHour Weekend As Somalia experiences its worst drought in nearly 40 years, a looming famine could leave more than 8 million people without enough food to eat by next summer. NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien joins John Yang to discuss the country’s food… Continue watching
Dec 13 Somalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says By Cara Anna, Associated Press A new report on the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months. Continue reading
Nov 30 German parliament labels 1930s Soviet famine in Ukraine as genocide By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Germany's parliament has approved a resolution recognizing as genocide Ukraine's 1930s "Holodomor" — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 10:21 Famine propelled by conflict and climate change threatens millions in Somalia By Tania Rashid, Neil Brandvold Somalia is suffering one of the most acute humanitarian crises in the world. A crushing combination of conflict and climate change has left millions in jeopardy of starvation as famine again stalks the land. Special correspondent Tania Rashid and producer-videographer… Continue watching
Oct 05 Prolonged drought brings famine and fear to Somalia By Cara Anna, Associated Press Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember. More than 1 million have fled. A rare famine declaration could be made within weeks. Climate change and fallout from the war in Ukraine are in part… Continue reading