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UN leaders appeal for the Horn of Africa's people

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Horn of Africa Drought

MARCH 7 2017. MOGADISHU, SOMALIA Internally Displaced Persons at a World Food Program aid center at the 'KM-13' camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Many of these people have walked for days from rural villages looking for food in the nation's capital. Context: According to the United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOR, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. An Internally Displaced Persons camp in Dinsor, Somalia. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. March 6 2017. An elderly Internally Displaced Woman sits in a tent in a camp in central Mogadishu. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, MARCH 7 2017. Somali women and a baby wait for humanitarian aid registration at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, MARCH 7 2017. A Somali woman waits before registering for humanitarian aid at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu. Personal details and fingerprints are recorded before applicants receive a World Food Program 'SCOPE' credit card which allows the beneficiary an allowance to spend cash at local food vendors. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, SOMALIA - MARCH 8: An UNHAS (UN Humanitarian Air Service) plane in Dinsoor in central Somalia. UNHAS is a service critical to field assessments for both security and distribution as well moving humanitarian workers. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. A Somali woman reaches out for aid at a World Food Program food distribution center in Dinsoor, Central Somalia. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

In the western desert town of Dinsoor, newly arrived drought victims rush toward food supplies delivered by the UN's World Food Program. According to a United Nations February 2017 report, famine could soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. With the rainy season due in April, the probability of full-out famine will become a stark reality if the season again provides a lower than needed rainfall amount. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage Somalia, 2017 In the western desert town of Dinsoor, newly arrived drought victims rush toward food supplies delivered by the UN's World Food Program. OCHA/Giles Clarke According to a United Nations February 2017 report, famine could soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. With the rainy season due in April, the probability of full-out famine will become a stark reality if the season again provides a lower than needed rainfall amount. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA - 8 March 2017. A cholera-stricken woman with her children in a former prison in Wajid, Somalia. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. A father sits by his cholera-stricken child in a former prison in the remote central Somali town of Dinsoor. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. Cholera-stricken victims in a former prison in the remote central Somali town of Dinsoor. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. Scenes from a World Food Program supplemental nutrition center in Dinsoor, Central Somalia. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. MARCH 9 2017. Recently arrived internally displaced women and children wait in a 'wet-food' line at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of people have poured into the Somali capital over the past few weeks in search for food and water at the severe drought takes hold in remote rural regions. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

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07 Jul 2014

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26 July 2014, Kismayo, Somalia: OCHA's John Ging (left) meets with community leaders in Kismayo in southern Somalia. The Emergency Directors of eight UN agencies and international organizations visited Somalia in late June. Credit: IOM

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: The group visited Doolow town in southern Somalia as part of a four day visit to the country to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground. Credit: FAO/Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: The Emergency Directors listen to sweet potato farmers working on a farming project supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization, to help communities improve their food security. Credit: FAO/Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: UNICEF Emergency Director Ted Chaiban visits a health and nutrition centre in Kabasa camp for displaced people outside Doolow town. Credit: FAO/Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: Irrigation canal rehabilitation takes place near Kabasa displacement site, outside Doolow. The canal rehabilitation is supported by the World Food Programme. Credit: FAO/ Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: The Emergency Directors met Doolow district leaders on the banks of the River Dawa to discuss the humanitarian situation in the area. Credit: FAO/ Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: UNICEF's Ted Chaibanat a health and nutrition centre in Kabasa camp for displaced people outside Dollow town. Credit: FAO/ Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Doolow, Somalia: Women from the Kabasa camp for displaced people return from fetching water from the River Jubba. Credit: FAO/ Frank Nyakairu

26 July 2014, Kismayo, Somalia: Children in the relocation site for displaced people. Credit: IOM

26 July 2014, Kismayo, Somalia: A woman works outside a Kismayo hospital that is being supported by the UN Population Fund. Credit: IOM

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02 Jul 2014

Somalia: Emergency Directors assess needs

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: An OCHA-led assessment mission visited Maaxas in Somalia's Hiraan Region at the end of May. The town was until recently under Al Shabaab control. The mission gave aid groups the cahnceto understand and map the needs of people living in this isolated part of the country. Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: Edem Wosornu (left), is the acting Head of OCHA in Somalia. Ms. Wosornu warned that communities like Maaxas life on a precipice. "The country's fragile food situation is set to deteriorate in the coming months [because of] delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict," she said. Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

The District Commissioner of Maaxas, Mohammed Harane, meets with Head of OCHA, Edem Wosornu, Child protection Specialist from UNICEF, Nimalan Selvarajah and WFP official, Hersi Mohamoud during a visit by UN humanitarian officials to assess the humanitarian needs of the community in Maaxas on 28th May 2014. The town was recovered by AMISOM ENDF soldiers on 25th March 2014. UN Photo / David Mutua

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: The assessment team also met with members of the community. They heard that the most pressing needs were for food, healthcare, water and sanitation, education and livestock immunization. Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: This water tower was destroyed by Al Shabaab fighters as they fled the town. Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: The assessment mission brought supplies of rice, sugar and flour. "Humanitarian needs here are immense," said OCHA's Wosornu, pictured here inspecting one of the aid consignments. "The main access to food for the community was from the capital Mogadishu, but insecurity resulted in the supply routes being blocked off." Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

28 May 2014, Maaxas, Somalia: The UN has warned of alarming parallels with the period just before the 2011 famine that claimed an estimated 258,000 lives. Aid agencies have called for urgent funding to help them prevent a repeat of that crisis. Credit: UN Photo/David Mutua

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03 Jun 2014

Somalia: Aid agencies assess humanitarian needs in Maaxas

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Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: In August, reports began to filter in of people being evicted from the Zona-K camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. The site had been established in 2012 to provide temporary accommodation for people displaced by Somalia’s decades-long conflict. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: Private landowners – many of whom had returned to Somalia from the diaspora – were starting to reclaim land that settlements like Zona-K were built on. Self-appointed camp managers were moving people to a site on the road between Mogadishu and the town of Afgooye. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: Zona-K was one of the sites where, in 2012, humanitarian agencies had built about 5,000 of these temporary shelters. These small homes included latrines and other basic infrastructure. With eviction imminent, people began to pull the shelters down so they could sell their parts. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: These are cement bases of former latrines in Zona-K displaced person's settlement, part of 5,000 shelters constructed by the humanitarian community in the second half of 2012. Although these shelters improved living conditions for some, the majority of Mogadishu’s displaced live in deplorable conditions. Credit: OCHA/R. Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: In mid-September, the Head of OCHA in Somalia, Justin Brady, along with staff from UNHCR visited the site to meet with people displaced by these evictions. “UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs working in Somalia are looking very closely at how to address this development,” he said. Credit: OCHA/R. Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: In January, the Somali government announced plans to relocate hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people from camps from central Mogadishu to sites out of the city. This plan stalled in July amidst concerns about a lack of security at the planned relocation sites. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: Authorities assured communities and humanitarian agencies that all relocations would be conducted with the consent of displaced families. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: This is one of the areas on the road to Afgooye where recently evicted people from from Zona-K have re-settled. Reports indicate that displaced persons evicted from other settlements in Mogadishu have also been moving to this site making it a de facto relocation area. Credit: OCHA/R.Geekie

Sept 2013, Mogadishu, Somalia: Humanitarian agencies support voluntary returns that preserve the dignity and safety of displaced people. They have consistently called on the Government to ensure any settlement closures and evictions are done in accordance with established standards, such as adequate information and due notice and the provision of alternative services and places to live or compensation. Credit: OCHA/R. Geekie

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20 Sep 2013

Somalia: IDPs evicted in Mogadishu

20 Aug 2013

World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian dedication in Somalia

18 Aug 2013

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31 Jul 2013

Somalia: Aid agencies respond to needs amid insecurity in Kismayo

24 June, New York: The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution condemning sexual violence in conflict. “We need to begin to demolish impunity, to create a new culture of deterrence,” said UK Foreign Secretary William Hague at the debate which was held in New York. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

November 2012, Goma, DRC: A woman recovers from rape in a hospital in Goma, DRC, in the days following the city’s capture by M23 rebels. Sexual violence has been used by armed parties on all sides of the conflict. Credit: OCHA/Kate Holt

April 2013, Katanga, DRC: “It is time to say that rape and sexual violence used as a weapon of war is unacceptable, that we know it can be prevented, and that we will act now to eradicate it,” continued Mr Hague. Credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes

2012, Katanga, DRC: As is the case in many countries, women raped in DRC struggle to access justice. This woman was forced to abandon her complaint and to pay for medical assistance. Her attackers remain free. Credit: OCHA/ Gwenn Dubourthoumieu

2013, Zataari Refugee Camp, Jordan: "We must raise the cost and consequences for those who commit such crimes," said Zainab Bangura, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence, speaking at the Security Council debate. Credit: UNFPA

2012, Puntland, Somalia: Hundreds of thousands of women displaced by conflict and living in camps in Somalia are especially vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, having lost their families and homes. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

24 June, New York: “Meet your commitments,” urged UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in her briefing to the Security Council. “Together you can turn the tide of global opinion, shatter impunity and finally put an end to this abhorrence.” Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

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24 Jun 2013

Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict

June 2013. Gaalkacyo, Puntland Unemployment rates for young people in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland are high. Only 43% of children attend primary school and just 15% attend secondary school. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F.Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland. Young women constitute only 20% of the student body in Bossaso, one of the biggest town in Puntland. Families who cannot afford the high tuition fees prefer to send their sons to school while daughters stay at home or find employment as domestic workers. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F. Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland. Eighteen-year-old Fatuma's education is being support by UNICEF. Humanitarian and development agencies in Puntland are using scholarships and education campaigns about gender equality to encourage more girls to attend school. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F. Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland A young woman sits behind a computer in one of the secondary schools in Bossaso. In Puntland, 38% of women get married before their 18th birthday. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F. Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland. Humanitarian and development agencies are also supporting efforts to provide young people with vocational training. These young men are learning to assemble mobile phones as part of a UNICEF-supported programme. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F. Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland. Shamake Mohammed (right) is able to support his mother and sisters, thanks to a small mobile phone repair shop he started this year with skills learnt from the UNICEF training programme. Photo credit: UN /F. Juez

June 2013. Bossaso, Puntland. At a UNDP-sponsored training cente in Bossaso, young men and women are learning basic vocational skills such as carpentary. Photo credit: UN Somalia/F. Juez

June 2013, Bossaso, Puntland: A young woman sews at a tailoring class supported by UNDP promoting vocational skills training among the youth in Puntland. Photo: UN Somalia/F. Juez

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14 Jun 2013

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April 2013, Hiraan, Somalia: Since April, flash floods have affected thousands of people across central and southern Somalia. Here, boys swim in the dangerously swollen River Shabelle near the town of Belet Weyne. Photo: Radio Ergo.

April 2013, Hiraan, Somalia: Somalia has two distinct rainy seasons the Gu, long rains that fall between March and June that support the main cropping season and the Deyr short rains, which usually fall from October to December. In the low-lying town of Belet Weyne, raging floods triggered by the Gu have forced thousands from their homes. Photo: Radio Ergo

April 2013, Hiraan, Somalia: A boy fetches water from the flooded streets of Belet Weyne, in southern Somalia. The flood waters washed out latrines, carrying waste that increases the risk of cholera and acute water diarrhea outbreaks. Photo: OCHA/Partners

April 2013, Hiraan, Somalia: A boy tries to corral his family’s goats as they leave their flooded home in Belet Weyne. Heavy rains could continue until June, when the Gu rains normally come to an end. Photo: Radio Ergo

April 2013, Hiraan, Somalia: Travelers wade slowly along a flooded road. The rains render many roads impassable, and impede access to those most in need of humanitarian assistance. Many of those displaced by the rains are left without proper shelter and are exposed to water borne diseases and malaria. Photo: Radio Ergo

March 2013, Galgaduud, Somalia: A boy walks through receding flood waters near the town of Cabuduwaaq, central Somalia. At least 2,500 people living in IDP camps that surround the town were affected by flash floods. Credit: OCHA/ Russell Geekie

March 2013, Galgaduud, Somalia: These women and children lost their home when floods hit the town Cabuduwaaq. Aid agencies have distributed food supplies and shelter to those worst affected. Photo: OCHA/ Russell Geekie

March 2013, Galgaduud, Somalia: 73-year-old Isack Dahir Hilowle stands inside his rebuilt makeshift shelter (or buul) on the outskirts of Cabudwaaq in central Somalia. He and his eleven family members lost virtually everything when a storm triggered flash flooding over a month ago. Photo: OCHA/Russell Geekie

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07 May 2013

Somalia: Floods displace thousands

More than 360,000 people displaced by conflict live in makeshift tents in crowded conditions in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Credit: OCHA

Many families in the settlements live in shelters that they have built themselves. They are not protected from the sun and the rain and have no security. Credit: OCHA

Aid and development organizations are supporting the Somali Government in planning one of the largest relocation initiatives of displaced people. Families living in the settlements who choose to remain in Mogadishu will be relocated to the outskirts of the city where they will have better access to shelter and social services. Credit: OCHA

Three sites in the outskirts of the city have been identified for the relocation, including Daynile, where aid organizations that are already providing assistance are working with the Government and other partners to improve services. Credit: OCHA

Improved security at the new sites, especially for women and girls, will be a crucial part of the relocation plan. It is hoped that the establishment of police posts and mobile policing will help to improve the situation. Credit: OCHA

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11 Apr 2013

Somalia: Relocation of Displaced Families in Mogadishu

February 2013: A Somali girl receives medical care at the WHO-supported Mudug Regional Hospital in North Galkayo. Access to healthcare is a major challenge in northeastern Somalia due to insecurity. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Despite the challenges, health partners reached nearly 1m people with medical services, and nearly 2m children and women were vaccinated against life-threatening diseases in 2012. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Healthcare workers draw blood from a child at the Galkayo Specialized Hospital. In Somalia, one in ten children dies before his/her first birthday. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: 17-year-old Ifrax Farax receives treatment at Hiraan 2 IDP settlement in Galkayo for heart problems, as part of a UNFPA-funded programme to reduce complications during childbirth. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: The lack of adequate maternal care is one of the main reasons for high mortality rates among Somali women. One out of twelve women dies due to pregnancy‐related causes. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Humanitarian agencies are doing all they can to increase maternal care services, despite serious funding shortages. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Nurses care for a woman whose child was stillborn. Many women who experience stillbirth suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but there is very little psychological support available for them. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: A baby sleeps in Galkayo Specialized Hospital. Many mothers are widows and sole breadwinners for their families, having lost their husbands in the conflict. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: A Somali woman is tested for malaria which is a major cause of sickness and death during the two rainy seasons in Somalia in April and October. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Sahra Mohammed Jam’a, who was displaced by the conflict, collects medicine for her respiratory infection from the pharmacy at Galkayo Specialized Hospital. Credit: UN/F.Juez

February 2013: Somali medical students conduct research at Bosasso College of Health Sciences as part of a WHO-funded project. Strengthening national health services is a priority for aid agencies in Somalia. Credit: UN/F.Juez

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OCHA Multimedia

UN leaders appeal for the Horn of Africa's people

UN leaders appeal for the Horn of Africa's people

Horn of Africa Drought

Somalia

Famine Prevention and Response: how to avert a humanitarian catastrophe

2017 famine crisis: how has the United Nations responded?

WHD 2015: Message from Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien

Somalia: Building a clean water system for a school

General Assembly: New Partnerships for Humanitarian Action

Somalia: 5 Facts

Somalia: Emergency Directors assess needs

Somalia: Aid agencies assess humanitarian needs in Maaxas

Somaliland: A place to call home

Head of OCHA Somalia talks to Al Jazeera

Somalia: IDPs evicted in Mogadishu

World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian dedication in Somalia

World Humanitarian Day: The World Needs More...

Somalia: Aid agencies respond to needs amid insecurity in Kismayo

Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict

Somalia: Supporting livelihood and education programmes in Puntland

Interview with the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia

Somalia: Floods displace thousands

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UN leaders appeal for the Horn of Africa's people

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Horn of Africa Drought

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WHD 2015: Message from Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien

Somalia: Building a clean water system for a school

General Assembly: New Partnerships for Humanitarian Action

Somalia: 5 Facts

Somalia: Emergency Directors assess needs

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Somaliland: A place to call home

Head of OCHA Somalia talks to Al Jazeera

Somalia: IDPs evicted in Mogadishu

World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian dedication in Somalia

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Somalia: Aid agencies respond to needs amid insecurity in Kismayo

Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict

Somalia: Supporting livelihood and education programmes in Puntland

Interview with the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia

Somalia: Floods displace thousands

Somalia: Relocation of Displaced Families in Mogadishu

Somalia: Healthcare in Puntland

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