The ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa will remain a significant part of UNICEF’s global humanitarian response in the coming year, according to the ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ report, which launches tomorrow. Report by Chris Niles. UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Louis-Georges Arsenault discusses UNICEF’s annual appeal for emergency funding. The report appeals [...]
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‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ calls for continued focus on the Horn of Africa
27th January 2012 | by unicef | East Africa, Report | No Comments
Measles infection rates on the decline after successful vaccination campaign in Somalia
29th November 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
Weaving between makeshift huts of plastic sheeting, health workers urgently knock on every door in Mogadishu: “Today’s the day!” they say, “Vaccination day!” By Eva Gilliam and Abdulkhadir Abdulle. MOGADISHU, Somalia, 28 November 2011. Throughout 16 districts of Banadir Region, nearly 2000 vaccination teams, trained by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO), were on [...]
Ekalale’s story: Health outreach saves lives in Turkana, north-west Kenya
18th November 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
Akal Longor has brought her son Ekalale on one of their regular visits to the Kakwanyang Dispensary and health outreach centre. Ekalale is about a year old and small for his age, but he smiles and even takes a few steps when his mother sets him down on the floor. He is recovering from severe [...]
UNICEF-supported Child Friendly Spaces provide support to displaced children in Somalia
10th November 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
For hundreds of thousands of displaced Somali children, daily life is a mixture of fear and insecurity. Communities break apart, as one by one families leave their villages to flee ongoing conflict. If they survive the journey to Mogadishu, life is not much easier, as they are faced with the daily challenge of finding food [...]
In Copenhagen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark visit UNICEF’s Supply Centre
3rd November 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 2 November 2011 – This afternoon the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a special visit to the UNICEF Global Supply Centre in Copenhagen to help maintain the world’s attention on the humanitarian crisis in East Africa, which has left more than 320,000 children so severely malnourished that they are at imminent risk [...]
Crisis continues 100 days after famine was declared in Somalia
1st November 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
Just two months ago, three-year-old Moktar Mohamed was on the verge of death. After his parents lost their livestock and crops to the drought, they travelled by foot and truck from Middle Shabelle to Mogadishu, a trek of over 100 kilometres. Report by Eva Gilliam. NAIROBI, Kenya. One hundred days after famine was declared in [...]
Seasonal rains are a mixed blessing for parched north-eastern Kenya
27th October 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
Safe water remains a challenge for refugees and local communities. The rain has begun on schedule in north-eastern Kenya, bringing the first real precipitation that many people in the semi-arid region have seen for months, if not years. But while eagerly anticipated, it’s both a blessing and a curse. Report by Tim Ledwith, NAIROBI, Kenya, [...]
Long-awaited rains cause further displacement and child deaths in Mogadishu
17th October 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
The long awaited Deyr rains have finally arrived in the south central region of Somalia, bringing much relief to those who have suffered through a drought which has lasted as many as two years in some areas. Report by Eva Gilliam and Yussuf Keynaan. MOGADISHU, Somalia. Unfortunately, the sudden precipitation is having a devastating impact [...]
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors make an appeal for continued support in the Horn of Africa
7th October 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
With 13 million people in desperate need of food in the drought inflicted Horn of Africa, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Yuna Kim, Serena Williams, Ishmael Beah and Angelique Kidjo are collectively raising their voices in support, utilising social media to distribute a new series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) which call on their fans to engage [...]
UNICEF sends in health experts to prevent cholera epidemic in Somalia
4th October 2011 | by unicef | East Africa | No Comments
In a small classroom in Mogadishu, over twenty qualified Somali nurses, men and women are gathering tools to fight cholera and acute watery diarrhoea. Report by Eva Gilliam. MOGADISHU, Somalia. UNICEF reports on the organization’s efforts to contain the rising threat of cholera in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Watch in RealPlayer “There are many [...]
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