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Famine has now been declared in five separate areas of southern Somalia, which is suffering its worst drought in 50 years. 

UNICEF has estimated that over two million young children are malnourished and in need of urgent life-saving action in East Africa. High food prices, ongoing conflict and a prolonged drought are worsening an already dire situation for many hundreds of thousands in need of food and water. 

UNICEF urgently requires funds to reach malnourished children in East Africa. Please donate now.

28 September 2011

On 26 July 2011, a woman holds her sick baby and a prescription for oral rehydration salts that she has been given for the child, who has diarrhoea, at a temporary health clinic in the Wardhiglay area of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. UNICEF is providing emergency medical supplies at temporary clinics, which are run by local NGOs. © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1189/HoltOn 30 July 2011, a man carries his sick daughter through a security check point at an outpatient clinic on the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Many patients at the clinic have come to Mogadishu in search of food. Nearly 1.5 million Somalis are internally displaced. AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country.  © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1219/Holt  On 30 July 2011, Falso Mohammed Mohammed holds the hands of her daughter, Fara, in an outpatient clinic on the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mogadishu, the capita of Somalia. Fara was shot, and the bullet remains in her stomach. Many patients at the clinic have come to Mogadishu in search of food. Nearly 1.5 million Somalis are internally displaced.  AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country. Its mandate is currently extended until 30 Sept 2011.  © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1222/Holt On 24 July 2011, children and women queue for a food distribution, in the Badbado camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The camp, established three weeks ago, shelters almost 30,000 people who have been displaced from rural areas more affected by the drought. © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1182/Holt      On 24 July 2011, a woman and her children stand outside their makeshift tent in the Badbado camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The camp, established three weeks ago, shelters almost 30,000 people who have been displaced from rural areas more affected by the drought © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1185/Holt      On 27 July 2011, people collect water during a distribution in a camp for people displaced by the drought, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The water is being distributed by troops from AMISOM (the African Union Mission in Somalia) from their base supplies.AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country.   © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1205/Holt    On 26 July 2011, a boy eats a meal – his first in a week – following a food distribution in a settlement for people displaced by the drought crisis, in the Wardhiglay area of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. His family has just arrived at the settlement © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1199/Holt On 27 July 2011, a girl carrying a smaller child in a sling pouch on her back drinks water during a distribution in a camp for people displaced by the drought, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Other children are behind her. The water is being distributed by troops from AMISOM (the African Union Mission in Somalia) from their base supplies. © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1203/Holt
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On 26 July 2011, a woman holds her sick baby and a prescription for oral rehydration salts that she has been given for the child, who has diarrhoea, at a temporary health clinic in the Wardhiglay area of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. UNICEF is providing emergency medical supplies at temporary clinics, which are run by local NGOs.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1189/Holt

On 30 July 2011, a man carries his sick daughter through a security check point at an outpatient clinic on the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Many patients at the clinic have come to Mogadishu in search of food. Nearly 1.5 million Somalis are internally displaced. AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1219/Holt

On 30 July 2011, Falso Mohammed Mohammed holds the hands of her daughter, Fara, in an outpatient clinic on the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mogadishu, the capita of Somalia. Fara was shot, and the bullet remains in her stomach. Many patients at the clinic have come to Mogadishu in search of food. Nearly 1.5 million Somalis are internally displaced. AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country. Its mandate is currently extended until 30 Sept 2011.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1222/Holt

On 24 July 2011, children and women queue for a food distribution, in the Badbado camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The camp, established three weeks ago, shelters almost 30,000 people who have been displaced from rural areas more affected by the drought.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1182/Holt

On 24 July 2011, a woman and her children stand outside their makeshift tent in the Badbado camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The camp, established three weeks ago, shelters almost 30,000 people who have been displaced from rural areas more affected by the drought

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1185/Holt

On 27 July 2011, people collect water during a distribution in a camp for people displaced by the drought, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The water is being distributed by troops from AMISOM (the African Union Mission in Somalia) from their base supplies. AMISOM was established by the United Nations to support peace, stability and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid in the country.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1205/Holt

On 26 July 2011, a boy eats a meal – his first in a week – following a food distribution in a settlement for people displaced by the drought crisis, in the Wardhiglay area of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. His family has just arrived at the settlement

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1199/Holt

On 27 July 2011, a girl carrying a smaller child in a sling pouch on her back drinks water during a distribution in a camp for people displaced by the drought, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Other children are behind her. The water is being distributed by troops from AMISOM (the African Union Mission in Somalia) from their base supplies.

© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1203/Holt

 
 

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