Wednesday, June 8, 2011

East Africa Faces Famine

East Africa Faces 'World's Worst Food Security Crisis' -- BBC

The world's worst food security crisis is continuing in the eastern Horn of Africa, a US agency has warned.

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) said areas of particular concern were in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

It said large-scale emergency assistance was urgently needed "to save lives and treat acute malnutrition" in the region.

It also stressed that the current humanitarian response was "inadequate".

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My Comment: This is unfortunately not the first time that famine has visited this part of the world ..... nor will it be the last time.

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