"On July 20, 2011, the United Nations declared a state of famine in two areas of southern Somalia: the Bakool agropastoral livelihood zones and all areas of Lower Shabelle. Subsequently, four more Somali areas have been declared as a famine. At that point, the whole region of the Horn of Africa was suffering from the worst drought in more than 60 years, affecting Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya."
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Friday, January 20, 2012
CARE's Response to the Horn of Africa Crisis
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2012,
drought,
famine,
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Horn of Africa,
humanitarian aid,
Somalia,
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