Leading edge of famine
Food price crisis joins drought, high fuel and fertilizer costs, dying livestock, civil war, displacement and imperiled aid operations to kill hundreds from hunger and thirst and to tip Somalia toward famine. Complicating matters are U.S. airstrikes against suspected terrorists in drought zone. In Ogaden, government uses food as weapon in attempt to starve out rebels. For information on how to help, click '(entry)' below.
The New York Times 2008-05-17
Categories: FOODCHAIN, HEALTH & NUTRITION, Hunger & Food Security, Hunger & Food Security, POLITICS
Index: Al Qaeda, Chris Smoot, Christian Balslev-Olesen, Dagaari, Darfur, Dusa Marreb, Ethiopia, Farah Lamaane, a journalist in Galkayo, Somalia, can receive funds and pass them on to the starving people in Dagaari, write farah.lamaane@gmail.com or call +252-622-72-580, Horn of Africa, Jeffrey D. Sachs, jerrin, Kenya, Ogaden, powdered milk, rice, Safia Ali, Saida Mohamed Afrah, Unicef, United Nations, wheat, World Vision