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Horn of Africa Drought

Emergency aid flights brave war-torn Somalia

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2011 - 10:31am
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Emergency aid flights brave war-torn Somalia
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August 1, 2011
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Agence France Press
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UN World Food Programme expands aid delivery operations in the Horn of Africa, widens distribution to Doolow south of Somalia
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Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists

Submitted by Anonymous on July 31, 2011 - 11:02am
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Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists
Date: 
July 31, 2011
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Associated Press
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(AP) Refugee Barwago Mohamud huddles silently beneath a few blankets stretched over sticks at night, fearing for her life after a neighbor was raped, and a naked woman who had been kidnapped and gang-raped for three days in front of her terrified children was delivered to the medical tent next door.
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Condition of Somali refugees in Kenya worsening

Submitted by Anonymous on July 30, 2011 - 11:59pm
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Condition of Somali refugees in Kenya worsening
Date: 
July 30, 2011
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BBC News
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An armed escort is recommended for the last few hours of the dusty drive up to the southern Somali border town of Dobley.
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7 ways the U.S. can fight drought in Africa


July 29, 2011
By George Rupp

Somali families who have fled East Africa's worst drought in decades wait to register for assistance outside a refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya.

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Nurse Struggles To Save Starving Somali Children

Submitted by lucy.carrigan on July 29, 2011 - 11:07am
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Nurse Struggles To Save Starving Somali Children
Date: 
July 29, 2011
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Associated Press
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Malnourished Children struggle to survive

Submitted by Kate Sands Adams on July 28, 2011 - 6:39pm
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Malnourished Children struggle to survive
Date: 
July 28, 2011
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CNN
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The 'frail face of famine'


July 28, 2011
By The IRC

Baby Minhaj Gedi Farah, called the 'frail face of famine' in news stories that have reached around the globe, is one of nearly 800,000 children at risk of dying in drought-stricken East Africa.

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7 Ways the U.S. Can Fight Drought in Africa

Submitted by Anonymous on July 28, 2011 - 4:42pm
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7 Ways the U.S. Can Fight Drought in Africa
Date: 
July 28, 2011
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The Huffington Post
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The United Nations has declared a famine in the Horn of Africa, surprising no one who works in the region. As early as August 2010 there were indications that a crisis loomed.
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Somalis seek refuge in Kenya

Submitted by Kate Sands Adams on July 27, 2011 - 9:17pm
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Somalis seek refuge in Kenya
Date: 
July 27, 2011
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CNN
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Report: ‘Frail Face Of Famine’ Somali Child Expected To Recover

Submitted by Anonymous on July 27, 2011 - 1:25pm
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Report: ‘Frail Face Of Famine’ Somali Child Expected To Recover
Date: 
July 27, 2011
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On Point with Tom Ashbrook
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On the show today, Sinead Murray, an aid worker with the International Rescue Committee, told guest host Jacki Lyden today that doctors in the refugee camp say that Mihag Gedi Farah, called the “Frail Face of Famine” by to the Associated Press, is expected to recover.
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