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Today in Famine

The latest facts and figures and news from the first famine of the 21st century.

Today in Famine

Since much of the mainstream media, progressive and conservative blogosphere and Twittervese seems to be silent on the first famine of the 21st century, I thought it might be useful to post a regular feature on the topic. Introducing:  "Today in Famine"

Top 30 Donors to the Horn of Africa Food Crisis

$1.1 billion dollars has been committee so far for the Horn of Africa food crisis, but there is still a gap of $1 billion to fulfill basic humanitarian needs caused by the worst drought in 60 years.   A list of the top donors to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Famine in Somalia. How is the World Responding?

We are now one week into the first famine in the world since 1984.  About 11 million people are at risk in the Horn of Africa and the UN expects that this number will grow during the month of August, with famine conditions spreading beyond southern Somalia to elsewhere in the region.