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Horn of Africa Crisis: 2011-2012 — more than 1,000 found
16 May 2012
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World
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Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announces €8 million to tackle global hunger

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Government of Ireland

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, TD, today announced €8 million in funding to tackle child under-nutrition and support cutting-edge research to boost agricultural productivity in the developing world.

The Tánaiste also announced that Ireland has met the target of investing 20% of the Irish Aid budget in targeted and effective programmes to tackle global hunger. The target was set following publication of the Hunger Task Force Report of 2008.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
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Somalis need continuing support to withstand future shocks

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UN Children's Fund

Nairobi, 13 May 2012 - UNICEF remains extremely concerned about the large number of Somalis in crisis including 325,000 acutely malnourished children. The recovery from last year’s drought and famine is very fragile and the population remains vulnerable to any future shocks such as poor rains or outbreaks of diseases.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Tight deadlines, underfunding, political ‘spoilers’ in Somalia challenge completion of transitional phase, Security Council told

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UN Security Council
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Webcast: President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (Somalia) - Security Council Media Stakeout

Security Council press statement on Somalia

SC/10648

Security Council
6770th Meeting (AM)

Transitional President Says Country ‘On the Threshold of a New Phase’; Council Members Warn More Support to Somalia Depends on Progress, Political Will

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia: Humanitarian Access Map - as of Mar 2012

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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Understanding this map

This map illustrates the degree of difficulty faced by humanitarian agencies working in Somalia with an analysis made at district level. It is not a reflection of the physical presence of humanitarian partners or of the volume of humanitarian assistance provided in each district.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia: Humanitarian Access Map - as of Feb 2010

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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia: Humanitarian Access Map - as of Jan 2012

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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Understanding this map

This map illustrates the degree of difficulty faced by humanitarian agencies working in Somalia with an analysis made at district level. It is not a reflection of the physical presence of humanitarian partners or of the volume of humanitarian assistance provided in each district.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia Flood Watch - Issued: 15th May, 2012

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Food and Agriculture Organization
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The 7-day cumulative satellite rainfall estimate (RFE) image below indicates moderate rains were received within the Juba and Shabelle basins in Somalia and within the Ethiopian highlands.

The rainfall forecast for the coming week is pointing towards moderate to heavy rains within the Shabelle and Juba basins both in Ethiopia and Somalia. There is minimal risk of flooding during this week along the Juba River. However, there remains a moderate risk of flooding in the lower reaches of Shabelle River during the coming week.

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15 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia Rain Watch - May 14, 2012

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Famine Early Warning System Network, US Agency for International Development, US Geological Survey
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Moderate precipitation continues in most parts of the North and some parts of the southern regions

15 May 2012
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Somalia
WFP food vouchers helping hungry families and local markets in Somalia

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World Food Programme

NAIROBI – Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN World Food Programme initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders.

15 May 2012
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Kenya
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Life on the margins of Dadaab

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Integrated Regional Information Networks

DADAAB, 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - For new arrivals to the world’s largest refugee complex, in eastern Kenya, life is particularly difficult.

In October 2011, when thousands of people were fleeing famine and conflict in Somalia, Kenyan authorities halted the registration of refugees arriving in Dadaab, citing deteriorating security conditions. Some 4,500 Somalis have since come to the complex.

Integrated Regional Information Networks:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

15 May 2012
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Somalia
Garowe Urban Baseline Report May, 2012

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Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit
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Between 16 th April and 11 th May 2011 FSNAU conducted a baseline livelihoods assessment of Garowe town.

15 May 2012
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Kenya
Maize farmers have rain but lack seeds

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Integrated Regional Information Networks

MT ELGON, 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - At least 1.3 million farmers in Kenya - more than double the figure for 2010 - do not have any maize seeds to plant this season, despite favourable weather conditions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

The "high number" of farmers without seeds is due to drought in the region and Kenya last year. "Many farmers either sold the seeds they had kept or used them as food," Wilson Songa, secretary of agriculture at the ministry, told IRIN.

Integrated Regional Information Networks:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

15 May 2012
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Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future

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UN Development Programme
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Food security must be at centre of Africa’s development

Addressing hunger precondition for sustained human development in sub-Saharan Africa, UNDP Report says.

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Nairobi, Kenya — Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic resurgence unless it eliminates the hunger that affects nearly a quarter of its people, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) argues in the newly released Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future.

15 May 2012
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Kenya
Kenya - Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) and Nutrition Assessment: High Density Urban Areas, May 2012

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Famine Early Warning System Network, Food and Agriculture Organization, Government of Kenya, World Food Programme
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The objective of the KU-CFSVA was to analyze the food security, nutritional status and vulnerability of the urban population of Kenya, to provide baseline information to the policy-makers and practitioners, and to identify interventions. For the purpose of this study, high-density, low-income urban areas only were considered.

15 May 2012
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World
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G8 to tackle Syria, NKorea, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar

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Agence France-Presse

05/15/2012 01:39 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 (AFP) - Leaders of the Group of Eight will discuss the bloodshed in Syria, nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, peace for Afghanistan, reforms in Myanmar, food in Africa and the eurozone crisis.

Following is a breakdown of the key global issues to be tackled at the G8 summit in Camp David, Maryland, by the leaders of the United States, Russia, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan:

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15 May 2012
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Kenya
New jobs help Kenyans to fight hunger, food shortages

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UN Development Programme

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The people of Namelok in Kenya's Amboseli region have had to learn to adapt to change. They are ethnic Maasai and traditionally keep livestock, but successive droughts have decimated many of their animals, so they broke with tradition and now cultivate tomatoes, maize and beans.

14 May 2012
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Somalia
Somalia Emergency Weekly Health Update - Reporting dates 5 – 11 May 2012

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World Health Organization
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(reflecting Epidemiological week 18)

BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS

• The Ministry of Health, WHO and UNICEF have successfully concluded the two phases of Child Health Days in Banadir Region. The two phases of the vaccination campaign reached more than 295 000 children under the age of five and more than 317 000 women between the ages of 15 and 49. Child Health Days were also organized on 10 April 2012 in Gedo region, where a total of more than 47 000 children under the age of five and more than 35 000 women between the ages of 15 and 49 were reached.

14 May 2012
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Ethiopia
OCHA operations director praises Ethiopian government policies; calls for more food distribution

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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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(New York, 14 May 2012): Following a two-day visit to Ethiopia, OCHA Operations Director John Ging has praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and self-sufficiency in the midst of ever more challenging climatic conditions.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.