#famine

Collection of famine news, found 120 news.

Somalia famine set to spread to two new areas: UN

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the ...

Pmi Raises Funds For Somalia

As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

Food Distribution Can Strengthen Nutrition Safety Net

The government is expected to strengthen the nutrition safety net through strong foods distribution to low-income ...

Muslim states to discuss Somalia aid: OIC

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said Wednesday foreign ministers of member states will meet in Turkey next ...

Somali goverment forces warily enter former rebel areas

Somali government forces backed by African Union troops moved cautiously on Sunday into areas of the famine-struck ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Somalia famine `worst I have ever seen`: aid chief

The plight of children escaping from famine in Somalia is "the worst I have ever seen," the head of the UN`s World ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

UN To Push Ahead With Aid Effort In Somalia

The UN on Friday shrugged off a claim by Qaeda-inspired insurgents that a ban on foreign aid groups remained in force ...

UN to start airlifting food aid into Mogadishu: WFP

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu "within days", the UN agency`s director said ...

Somali Women's Minister Abducted By Islamists

Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents abducted and detained Somalia's newly appointed women's minister Thursday while she was ...

Canadian offers aid to east Africa famine victims

Canada "is committed to making a difference" in the lives of the nearly 12 million Horn of Africa residents facing ...

Somali rebels welcome UN famine declaration

Somalia`s Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations declaration of famine in parts of the ...