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This photo, taken on Feb. 28, 2023, shows the horns of livestock after their corpses were cremated near a livestock market in Kajiado County, Kenya. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Kenya loses 2.61 mln livestock to drought

editor - March 4, 2023

A Somali man disposes of his dead livestock in a country that has seen its worst drought in 40 years. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters

Somalia: ‘The worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen’

editor - June 22, 2022

Somalia special envoy for drought response held separate meetings with UN and UK Ambassadors

Somalia special envoy for drought response held separate meetings with UN...

editor - May 29, 2022

A woman carrying a child is seen at a camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, on Jan. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Hassan Bashi)

UN provides 25 mln USD for drought response in Somalia

editor - February 25, 2022

New $10 million UK support to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

UK Announces $10 Million to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

editor - January 17, 2022

More than 810,000 people in six regions in Somalia are affected by drought, National Drought Rescue Committee said on Thursday.

Somaliland says drought affects over 810,000 people in Somaliland

editor - January 15, 2022

Ayaan*, 42, is a mother of eight children who left her village in a remote region and walked by foot to a displacement camp in Baidoa in November 2021. She left her village because it had become uninhabitable due to drought. Her farm, which had been a source of both food and income, was destroyed due to prolonged drought. Ayaan* and her family are now living with a relative in the camp and received little support upon arrival. She soon found her baby Mohammed* was becoming unwell and very thin, so she took him to a Save the Children clinic in the camp. At the clinic, Mohammed* was diagnosed with malnutrition and received medical and nutrition support from the Save the Children team. While he is still not fully recovered, he is getting better. How is Save the Children helping (or did we help) that child or family: Save the Children is providing live-saving nutrition services in nutrition hot spot districts across Somalia, including this displacement camps in Baidoa. Mohammed* was provided with nutrition and health support through a Save the Children clinic located in the camp, which covers the health and nutrition needs of the community, including through assessing and treating children and their families. Interviewee’s story in their own words (Quotes): “I am 40 years old. I am a mother of eight children. My children and I left our home due to droughts. We had a farm in the village. “Our farm was destroyed, and all our crops have failed. We used to irrigate our farm with rainwater, but the rains were not good in April and all the wells dried up. We had no water to help water our crops and that is why we were not able to cultivate our land. After our crops failed, we decided to come to Baidoa.” “Because of the droughts, the farms didn’t produce this year’s harvest. So, we didn’t have money to get through this difficult season. That is why we fled from our homes.” “I have travelled with all my children. We walked. After that, community me

Somalia: One in two young children left undersized by chronic malnutrition

editor - January 12, 2022

Helping Somaliland Nomads Through a Drought Preparedness and Mitigation Policy

editor - November 30, 2018

Climate change in Somaliland — ‘you can touch it’

editor - November 29, 2018

Somaliland: Three ways social workers responded to recent droughts

editor - January 9, 2018

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