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    East Africa's hunger crisis explained

    The carcasses of hundreds of dead sheep and goats litter the landscape in Somaliland, as pasture and water suplies disappear. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    The carcasses of hundreds of dead sheep and goats litter the landscape in Somaliland, as pasture and water suplies disappear. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    News6 April 2017Concern Worldwide

    Ten facts you should know about this growing humanitarian crisis.

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    A river runs dry in the Horn of Africa
    News
    23 May 2023

    How the Horn of Africa crisis continues to endanger lives

    In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the worst drought conditions in more than 40 years continue to cause devastation for millions of vulnerable people.
    Hawa and her family had to leave their home and move to an IDP site near Mogadishu due to continuous drought. Hawa brought her malnourished daughter Sahra to Siinka Dheer Health Centre. Photo: Mustafa Saeed/Concern Worldwide
    News
    8 November 2022

    Five things we are doing to prevent famine in Somalia

    Famine is imminent in parts of Somalia due to four consecutive failed rainy seasons, and children are already dying of malnutrition. We are working rapidly to prevent further catastrophe. This is how.
    A farmer's son raises his arms as he is surrounded by desert locusts while trying to chase them away from his crops, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. Credit: Ben Curtis/AP/Shutterstock
    News
    21 February 2020

    How massive locust swarms are devastating millions in East Africa

    Massive swarms of desert locusts are devouring crops across east Africa, fueling fears of a major food crisis.
    Syria emergency appeal

    Turkey-Syria Earthquake Emergency Appeal

    • Earthquakes have caused widespread devastation and loss of life in Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria

    • Millions affected and tens of thousands left homeless

    • Concern Worldwide is on the ground providing shelter, food, water and heating

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