The 2011 famine in Somalia, which the famine early warning systems network (Fewsnet) and the food security nutrition and analysis unit (FSNAU) estimate in a report published on Thursday to have killed ...
Six regions of Somalia have now been declared famine zones, while the rest of the country and parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Uganda are experiencing what has been described as the worst ...
The United Nations has declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia, as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century. When does mass starvation turn into a famine? Aid agencies and ...
The famine in Somalia 2011–2012 is a call for critical reflection and improvement. This article reviews lessons emerging from the series of articles in this special edition of Global Food Security, ...
A malnourished Somali baby at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu. Almost 260,000 Somali people, half of them children, died of dire hunger from 2010 to 2012, greatly more than was feared at the time ...
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food. It can be declared when these three events occur: At least 20% of households in an area struggle to cope with extreme food shortage; Acute malnutrition rates ...