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"More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 –
half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming
months could be a great deal worse, despite global commitments to never let the
2011 famine happen again.
The United Nations predicts more than 300,000 people in Somalia will be in
famine by December.
Somalia is home to 16 million people and has a rich history reaching back to
before the Roman Empire. Somali people were producing beautiful rock art in the
third millennium BC, trading with Ancient Egypt and establishing important
masjids and mosques in Mogadishu from the 7th and 13th Centuries onwards.
More recently, however, the people of Somalia have endured wars, locust
plagues, flash flooding, pandemics and, now, extreme drought. Today, crisis on
top of crisis means 7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance –
two million more than just three months ago.
Despite historic levels of drought and hunger, Somali civil society continues
to find ways to support people at risk of starvation. But additional help is
needed. To date, the international community has largely failed the Somali
population. In 2022, the risk of famine should not exist."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
