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[...] abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and [...]

[...] changes Melkadida, a rural settlement in southern Ethiopia, about 75km from Somalia and from Dollo Ado, offers a vivid illustration of these problems. Until last year, Melkadida’s 20,000-odd [...]

[...] that those in need of assistance could grow a further 25% in three to four months. The United Nations declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia on July 20, as severe drought [...]

[...] Food Crisis, Food Security, [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] [...]

[...] & Nutrition, Natural Disasters, [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] [...]

[...] /rz Theme (s): Conflict, Security, [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] [...]

[...] told his Somali counterpart Abdullahi Godah in a meeting in Nairobi that all undocumented Somali refugees arrested in the operation will be deported. "People who are definitely seeking asylum in [...]

[...] Photo: Jaspreet Kindra/IRIN A year after the famine in 2011 Somali refugees are still arriving in the Dollo Ado refugee complex in Ethiopia's Somali region (October 2012) [...]

[...] the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. There are already over 620 000 Somali refugees in the three neighbouring countries, but over 1 000 more are arriving every day, " [...]

[...] Watch. “Somalia has many intractable problems, but the Somali and AU leadership could end sexual exploitation and abuse by pressing troop-sending countries to hold abusers responsible.” The AU and [...]

[...] NEW YORK (July 29, 2011) — With an estimated 1.25 million children across southern Somalia in urgent need of lifesaving care and 640,000 children acutely malnourished, UNICEF calls [...]

[...] contributions, it is anticipated that the impact of the famine may spread throughout southern Somalia and over the borders into neighbouring countries within the coming one to two months," [...]

[...] . Q: Is the Al-Shabab insurgent group a threat to Somaliland? A: They are being pushed out of southern Somalia and as always we expect [to be affected] so we are highly prepared to prevent any [...]

[...] reached 39 of South Sudan’s 79 counties, Michelle Delaney, a reports officer with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told IRIN by email. “Jonglei State [...]

[...] massive pullout of security forces. In its latest humanitarian bulletin on Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said that in the month of March, 2,500 [...]

[...] sexual and gender-based violence in Mogadishu in the first half of 2013, according to The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Something very concrete and not [...]

[...] to provide assistance to Somalis within Somalia, said Russell Geekie, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia. Photo: Jaspreet Kindra/IRIN [...]

[...] ’t do that, this is going to keep happening and this is going to happen every year.” Oxfam said aid agencies urgently need to invest in resilience programmes to help people cope with shocks, like [...]

[...] in these centres could create more camps, drawing people from rural areas. Geekie said the aid agencies "are also very mindful of pull factors". UNHCR’s environmental guidelines (as well [...]

[...] Tuesday, April 16, 2013 UN and international humanitarian aid agencies in Somalia say thousands of families have been displaced in the southern town of Hudur massive [...]

[...] , because people can’t cope when conflicts persist,” he said. ko/am/cb Theme (s): East African Food Crisis, Food Security, [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United [...]

[...] : A snapshot of humanitarian challenges SOMALIA: IDPs in Luuq seek more assistance East African food crisis Then drought struck the Horn of Africa in 2011, driving more than 40,000 Somali refugees [...]

[...] : Beyond big refugee camps KENYA: Dadaab - locals vs refugees SOMALIA: A snapshot of humanitarian challenges SOMALIA: IDPs in Luuq seek more assistance East African food crisis Then drought struck the [...]