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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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          Nine month old Nala pictured here in a Concern supported health centre in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo: Jennifer Nolan / Concern Worldwide
          News
          19 September 2023

          Conflict and hunger in Somalia

          After years of conflict, more than 55,000 children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition in Somalia. But there is hope- find out how Concern is helping here
          A man uses a small bridge to cross a river in Mikemani village, Tana River County. Photo: Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance/Concern Worldwide
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          12 June 2023

          The long-awaited rains have arrived in the Horn of Africa, but the crisis is far from over

          East Africa is the epicentre of one of the world’s worst climate emergencies, having recently experienced one of the longest and most severe droughts on record. Yet, while rains have finally arrived, the humanitarian crisis is far from over.
          A river runs dry in the Horn of Africa
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          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.
          People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

          Gaza Crisis Appeal

          • Half the population of Gaza facing famine

          • 1.9 million people displaced

          • Over 50,000 children under age of 5 acutely malnourished

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