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14 Dec 2012

Global Humanitarian Appeal Launch

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13 Dec 2012

2013 Humanitarian Appeals

12 Dec 2012

Strengthening Resilience in Somalia

An aerial view of Kismayo, port city in southern Somalia and former stronghold of the Al Shabaab movement. Humanitarian access to Kismayo has been very limited for several years, despite the urgent needs of more than 100,000 residents. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

Kismayo Hospital. Renovating health facilities in Kismayo is a priority for the humanitarian community. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

Kismayo Hospital. Humanitarian workers delivered three tons of medical and surgical equipment in October. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

Children's ward in Kismayo Hospital. Children under 5 in the area have never been vaccinated against diseases including polio. Humanitarian agencies are planning a vaccination campaign. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

OCHA’s head of Mogadishu and South Central Office, Jean Sebastian Munie (right), assessed medical facilities in Kismayo during his first visit there in November 2012. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

Some 15,000 people who have fled their homes are seeking temporary shelter in Kismayo in addition to the town's 100,000 residents. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

Humanitarian agencies are concerned about the Al Shabaab blockade of commercial routes in Southern Somalia which is raising food prices, particularly in Kismayo. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

The resumption of commercial activities in Kismayo port should lower the price of food and basic commodities. Credit: UN/K.Curreri

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16 Nov 2012

Somalia: humanitarian needs in Kismayo

February 2012, Afghanistan: A family at an informal settlement for displaced people in Kabul. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced in the country. Credit: IRIN/Mohamed Popal

February 2012, Tillaberi, Niger: A sandstorm in Tillaberi region. Erratic and poor rainfall in Niger during the 2011-2012 agro-pastoral season worsened the food and nutrition crisis. Credit: IRIN/Jaspreet Kindra

February 2012, Diffa, Niger: Bappi Dari, leader of a WoDaabe community, was forced by successive droughts to give up his nomadic way of life. He now earns a pittance working as a security guard in Diffa. Credit: IRIN/Jaspreet Kindra

March 2012, Diffa, Niger: A family in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger. Droughts have become more frequent, challenging the traditional way of life of pastoralists. Credit: IRIN/Jaspreet Kindra

March 2012, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Morning tea in Ngubu IDP camp, northeastern DRC. Since the beginning of 2012, the humanitarian situation in the DRC has deteriorated mainly due to conflict in the east. Humanitarian agencies have provided drinking water to over 3 million people in the first half of 2012. Credit:IRIN/Guy Oliver/IRIN

March 2012, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ngubu IDP camp on the outskirts of Faradje, Haut-Uélé District, northeastern DRC. The number of displaced people in DRC increased from 1.7 million in December 2011 to 2.4 million in September 2012 because of conflict. Credit: IRIN/Guy Oliver

April 2012, Yemen: A makeshift centre for displaced people in a school in Aden, Yemen. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict are living in temporary shelters and public buildings. Credit: IRIN/Lindsay Mackenzie

June 2012, Mohale Hoek, Lesotho: Crop diversification is an important way of dealing with climate change. Improved agricultural production can help people cope with the food crisis caused by recurrent droughts in southern Africa. Credit: IRIN/Mujahid Safodien

July 2012, Kenya: Children displaced from central Kenya’s Isiolo District attend school in Kanchara village in the northeastern district of Wajir. Thousands of people have been affected by inter-communal conflict in Isiolo. Credit: IRIN/Siegfried Modola

July 2012, Côte d’Ivoire: Nicla II refugee camp, known as Peacetown, has evolved into a sprawling village in the forest outside Guiglo in western Côte d’Ivoire. For nearly 20 years, Côte d’Ivoire has hosted tens of thousands of Liberian refugees who fled across the border during the civil wars in their country. Credit: IRIN/Tommy Trenchard

July 2012, Tabou, Côte d’Ivoire: Liberian refugee children play on the beach in Tabou, 30 km from the Liberian border. Credit: IRIN/Tommy Trenchard

July 2012, Mogadishu, Somalia: The remains of Mogadishu cathedral, built by the Italian colonial authorities. Although famine conditions no longer exist in Somalia, more than 2 million people face food shortages. Credit: IRIN/Kate Holt

July 2012, Ras Kamboni, Somalia: A weekly nutritional assessment in Ras Kamboni. Over a quarter of a million children are malnourished in Somalia. Credit: IRIN/Kate Holt

July 2012, Kenya: Children displaced from central Kenya’s Isiolo District attend school in Kanchara village in the northeastern district of Wajir. Credit: IRIN/Siegfried Modola

August, 2012: A Syrian Kurdish refugee child returning from school in Domiz refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan. More than 300,000 Syrian refugees are registered in neighboring countries. Credit: IRIN/Heba Aly

August 2012, Manila, Philippines: A flooded district of Manila. The Philippines is highly disaster-prone with an average of 20 typhoons a year, and is exposed to other natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and drought. Credit: IRIN/Jason Gutierrez

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29 Oct 2012

Our Lives: An IRIN Photo Exhibit

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09 Oct 2012

Floods in Somalia

Jauelle displaced persons’ settlement in Garowe town, Puntland has been in existence since early 2011 where an estimated 4,000 people live. UNHCR in collaboration with international and national NGOs provide water and sanitation services, non-food items such as tents, cash-for-work projects, vaccinations as well as support for livelihoods projects. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

Dry terrain and a significant increase in cereal prices following crop failure in southern Somalia have forced people towards the northern regions. Women and children living in IDP settlements in Garowe, Puntland have been most the affected and are dependent on humanitarian assistance for survival. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

Women and children wait for the distribution of Plumpy'nut at a WFP supported Supplementary Feeding Programme in Juaelle IDPs site in Garowe, Puntland. Plumpy'nut is a nutritious supplementation and is used for the prevention of malnutrition. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

A child is weighed at a WFP supported Supplementary Feeding Programme in Juaelle IDPs site in Garowe, Puntland. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

A child's height is taken during a screening for malnutrition at a WFP supported Supplementary Feeding Programme in Juaelle IDPs site in Garowe, Puntland. Credit: OCHA/R. Maingi

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18 Sep 2012

Somalia: Tackling Malnutrition in Garowe

17 Aug 2012

Behind the Scenes: 2012 World Humanitarian Day Campaign

16 Aug 2012

USG/ERC Valerie Amos & Beyoncé on the 2012 World Humanitarian Day Campaign

Doolow has seen an influx of some 13,000 displaced people who have been forced from their homes by drought and famine. Most are women and children. Credit: OCHA/Fagan.

A recent survey showed that one quarter of displaced chilldren under 5 years in Doolow need lifesaving nutritional aid. UNICEF and partners have reached more than 85,000 children with a hot meals centre providing cooked corn-soya blend. Credit: OCHA/Fagan

Doolow is also a temporary home for refugees who are moving on to camps in Ethiopia. Credit: OCHA/Fagan.

Displaced families queue for a general food distribution in Doolow on 18 July 2012 provided by WFP and partners. The programme will target 72,000 people in Gedo region, including some 4000 displaced people. Credit: OCHA/A.Y. Noor

Displaced families receiving a general food distribution in Doolow on 18 July 2012 provided by WFP and partners. The monthly rations consist of cereals, pulses and vegetable oil targeting 72,000 people in Gedo region, including some 4,000 displaced people. Credit: OCHA/A.Y. Noor

Displaced families carrying home their general food distribution in Doolow on 18 July 2012. The monthly rations consist of cereals, pulses and vegetable oil targeting 72,000 people in Gedo region, including some 4,000 displaced people. Credit: OCHA/A.Y. Noor

Farmers tend their crops in Doolow, in a project run by FAO and partners. A year after the announcement of famine, FAO has reached more than 1 million farmers and herders with projects aimed at increasing their resilience to recurrent drought. Credit: OCHA/A.Y. Noor

A farmer tends his garden in Doolow, in a project run by FAO and partners. A year after the announcement of famine, FAO has reached more than 1 million farmers and herders with projects aimed at increasing their resilience to recurrent drought. The farmers are not only benefiting their families but they are also fetching money from the sale of their produce. Credit: OCHA/A.Y. Noor

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20 Jul 2012

Somalia: One year after the famine

08 Jun 2012

CHF Somalia: Helping displaced Somalis live in dignity

09 May 2012

Deputy ERC Catherine Bragg in Mogadishu, Somalia

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In December 2011, there were over 961,000 Somali refugees in the region, mainly hosted in Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Tanzania and Uganda, and almost 1.5 million Somalis were internally displaced within the country. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

5 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: Due to limited resources needed to accommodate displaced people arriving in Mogadishu, makeshift settlements have sprung up throughout the city. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

30 November 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: At a feeding centre supported by WFP, staff from a local NGO pile up firewood needed to cook food for displaced people in a nearby settlement in Hodan district. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

25 July 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: At a feeding centre in Mogadishu, mothers patiently wait with their children to receive food aid. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: Bags of maize and oil for displaced people are available at this WFP-supported food distribution centre. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: The number of people now in need of food aid due to drought, conflict and high food prices in Somalia is approximately four million, including three million in the south of the country. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: At a feeding centre in central Mogadishu, operated by a local NGO and supported by WFP, children from a nearby IDP settlement line up to receive a serving of soor, a corn flour-based meal. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: A child is weighed and her health is evaluated as part of a targeted supplementary feeding programme, supported by WFP. These programmes aim to prevent deaths associated with acute malnutrition. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: At an IDP settlement in Mogadishu, parents gather around an aid worker taking measurements of their children as part of a child nutrition programme. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

13 December 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: Providing access to clean water inside IDP settlements is another major challenge for aid workers. Unlike this settlement, many do not have access to safe water, which has led to the spread of diseases such as Acute Watery Diarrhoea. CREDIT: OCHA/ Ari Gaitanis

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06 Jan 2012

Pictures from the frontlines: Saving lives in Somalia

Nairobi, Kenya (13 Dec 2011) - Head of OCHA Somalia, Kiki Gbeho, at the launch of the 2012 humanitarian appeal for Somali in Nairobi. Credit: OCHA/Roberta Russo

Nairobi, Kenya (13 Dec 2011) - The 2012 humanitarian appeal for Somalia, which was launched on 13 December 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya, called for US$1.5 billion to continue meeting the needs of four million people affected by the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Credit: OCHA/Roberta Russo

Nairobi, Kenya (13 Dec 2011) - Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden, at the launch of the 2012 humanitarian appeal for Somali in Nairobi, Kenya on 13 December 2011. Credit: OCHA/Roberta Russo

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14 Dec 2011

Launch of 2012 Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia, Nairobi, Kenya

A drought affected pastoralist resident of Manyata Chokaa near Isiolo, Eastern Province, Kenya on 6 July 2011. The manyata is home to many former pastoralists who lost livestock to drought and conflict. Credit: OCHA/Dan DeLorenzo

After losing her livestock to drought and insecurity, Mariah Makwawi survives by burning charcoal. In this picture, taken on 6 July 2011, Makwawi carries more than 50 kg of wood into the national park outside Isiolo to begin the burning process. Charcoal is a major contributor to deforestation in the area and is illegal. After seven days of labour, Makwawi risks arrest to sell the product for about 500 Kenyan Shillings (US$5.50). Credit: OCHA/Dan DeLorenzo

Drought affected people at a mobile health and nutrition clinic screening in Bisle woreda, Shinile zone, Somali Region, in July 2011. Credit: Jiro Ose/OCHA

Sericho, Kenya - 7 July 2011 -A girl sits atop the water pipe that provides a stable water source to the town of Sericho, Kenya. More than five thousand families in the area are benefiting from water points rehabilitated by NGO Actione Contre La Faim using funds from the OCHA-operated Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) for Kenya. Credit: OCHA/Dan DeLorenzo

JUNE - Drought in the Horn of Africa: People in Sericho, Kenya get water from a recently rehabilitated water point. More than 5,000 families in the area benefited from water points rehabilitated by NGO Actione Contre La Faim, using funds from the OCHA-operated Common Humanitarian Fund. Credit: OCHA/ Dan DeLorenzo

Garba Tula, Kenya - 7 July 2011 - The carcass of a camel that has succumbed to drought conditions lies on a roadside in Kenya. Credit: OCHA/Dan DeLorenzo

On 9 July, Somali women and children stand outside temporary tents provided by UNHCR (the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in the Dagahaley refugee camp in North Eastern Province, near the Kenya-Somalia border. Clothing and other items hang on small trees near several makeshift tents. The camp is among three that comprise the Dadaab camps, located near of the town of Dadaab in Garissa District. Credit: UNICEF/Kate Holt

Somalia/internally displaced people (IDPs)/ Zulekha Mahad Ali, 25, with her son Zakariah Guled, 9 months, at the Bosasso general hospital. She brought her son due to severe malnutrition. Zulekha comes from South Central Somalia and she fled beacuse of the war. UNHCR/R. Gangale/May 2011

Children and adults queue to register for aid, at early morning in the Ifo refugee camp in North Eastern Province, near the Kenya-Somalia border. The camp is among three that comprise the Dadaab camps, located near of the town of Dadaab in Garissa District. Credit: UNICEF/Gangale

On 7 July, a Somali woman and a child wait to register for food and other aid in the Dagahaley refugee camp in North Eastern Province, near the Kenya-Somalia border. The camp is among three that comprise the Dadaab camps, located on the outskirts of the town of Dadaab in Garissa District. Credit: UNICEF/Kate Holt

On 7 July, Somali refugees wait to register for food and other aid in the Dagahaley refugee camp in North Eastern Province, near the Kenya-Somalia border. The camp is among three that comprise the Dadaab camps, located on the outskirts of the town of Dadaab in Garissa District. Credit: UNICEF/Kate Holt

JULY - Famine is declared in Somalia: Somali woman and children walk through a dust storm at the Dagahaley refugee camp in Kenya. Over half a million Somalis, who had fled famine and conflict, now live in neighbouring Kenya. Credit: UNICEF/ Kate Holt

On 10 July, Fatima holds her baby son in their makeshift shelter on the outskirts of the Dagahaley refugee camp in North Eastern Province, near the Kenya-Somalia border. The camp is among three that comprise the Dadaab camps, located near of the town of Dadaab in Garissa District. UNICEF/Kate Holt

JULY - Famine is declared in Somalia: Zulekha Mahad Ali's nine-month-old son receives treatment for severe malnutrition at the Bosasso general hospital in Mogadishu. Credit: UNHCR/ R. Gangale

SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photograph provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, a Somali woman holds her severely malnourished child during a medical evacuation to the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) peacekeeping operation's heaquarters for emergency medical treatment 15 July in the Somali capital Mogadishu. While visiting an internally displaced people's camp to provide humantarian assistance to recently arrived people displaced by the severe drought currently affecting many parts of the country and the wider Horn of Africa region, African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) peacekeepers from Uganda evacuated more than 10 severely malnourished children by armoured personnel carrier who were in need of emergency medical attention and relocated them to their medical facility at their operational headquarters in the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photgraph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 16 July, a Somali woman and her malnourished baby emerge from a tent serving as a medical clinic established by the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) peacekeeping operation. The mission's Civil-Military Component (CIMIC) has erected five large waterproof tents in a camp for internally displaced people near the the city's airport to serve as accommodation and a medical centre, with Ugandan doctors serving with the mission offering free medical treatment for people affected and displaced by the drought currently ravaging Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa region. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photograph provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, Somali men carry a severely malnourished child under the instruction of a African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) peacekeeper from a camp for internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu towards the peacekeeping operations headquarters where the boy was admitted for emergency medical treatment, 15 July. While visiting the camp to provide humantarian assistance to recently arrived people displaced by the severe drought currently affecting many parts of the country and the wider Horn of Africa region, Amisom peacekeepers from Uganda evacuated more than 10 severely malnourished children by armoured personnel carrier who were in need of emergency medical attention and relocated them to their medical facility at their operational headquarters in the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Ethiopian girls collect water. Credit: IRIN

Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered and receive food aid in Dadaab Refugee Camp, in North Eastern Kenya on the 7th July, 2011. The Disasters Emergency Commitee is tonight launching an appeal to provide humanitarian relief to nearly 10 million people in the region who are thought to be affected by a severe drought. Credit: IRIN News

Sericho, Kenya - 7 July 2011 - The bones of livestock that succumbed to drought conditions bake in sun in Sericho, Kenya. Like many parts of Kenya's arid northern regions, Sericho has not experienced the expected seasonal rains in three consecutive years. Credit: OCHA/Dan DeLorenzo