What Can Be Done About the Somalia Famine? Hint: It’s not a problem than can...
Everyday brings grim new figures from the famine in Somalia. The latest is this: according to nutrition and mortality surveys by USAID 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died in the last 90 days...
View ArticleWho’s Giving to East Africa–(And Who’s Not)?
The Guardian newspaper is tracking donations to famine relief in East Africa. They’re updating their figures every Monday, based on the UN OCHA numbers as they come in. I took a look to see what...
View ArticleToday in Famine: Measles and Malnutritian Killing Somali Refugees in Ethiopia
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that 10 children are dying every day from measles and malnutrition in the sprawling Dollo Ado refugee complex in Ethiopia. An assessment of mortality in one...
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Food Prices: Still Really, Really High
That’s from a new bulletin by the World Bank which shows that food prices today are nearing the record highs reached in 2008. The Food Price Watch says global food prices in July 2011 remain...
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As Famine in Somalia Spreads there are only Complex, Dangerous And Partial...
In recent months, the Horn of Africa – and especially Somalia – have been making front page news because of the famine gripping the region. The statistics are staggering: -More than 12 million people...
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USAID Launches New PSA Campaign for the Horn of Africa
Last month, USAID Administrator Raj Shah announced the launch of a new USAID Social Media and marketing campaign to connect Americans to the crisis in the Horn of Africa. USAID – F/W/D (Famine, War,...
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Why Somalia Needs Your Aid Money
Ed note. This item is cross posted from our friends at The Interdependent On December 13, the United Nations Mission in Somalia asked donors for $1.5 billion to support the world’s largest humanitarian...
View ArticleDo Rich Countries Have a “Duty” to Help Feed the Horn of Africa?
I wanted to draw people’s attention to this fascinating philosophical and pragmatic debate over on the website of Global Brief over the provocative question of weather or not rich countries have an...
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Map of the Day: Investing in Somalia
Today’s Map of the Day comes from a fascinating new initiatiative called Shuraako, which is Somali for “partnership.” Shuraako is the project of a US based philanthropy and seeks to connect investors...
View ArticlePODCAST: 977 Days as a Hostage of Somali Pirates
Michael Scott Moore spent 977 days as a hostage of Somali pirates. He is a journalist and in 2012 he set out for the Somali coast on a reporting trip when he was kidnapped. What followed was a two and...
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