Africa's Drought Disaster

Melissa Doyle  visits sponsored child in Kenya - and shares this video report about the fight for survival .. "...it's difficult to understand how desperate the situation really is."

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/-/watch/26351754/africas-drought-disaster/

UNICEF EMERGENCY SUPPLY FLIGHT

"This is not a famine crisis, a drought crisis... this is a child survival crisis." UNICEF President and CEO, Caryl Stern. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge helped pack a shipment of emergency medial supplies at a UNICEF emergency supply center in Copenhagen to help "...perhaps put the light back on this crisis."  Despite having so little the people here celebrate what they do have... 

http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2011/11/nightline.html

There's a Drought: Helping Africa One Song at a Time

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Somalia's Agony Tests Limits of Aid

“Americans are incredibly generous when they understand that children are in desperate need,” said Carolyn Miles, president of Save the Children. “If they knew millions of children were facing death in East Africa, I believe they would give. But I don't think Americans understand the scale of this disaster.”
NEW YORK TIMES Nov 1, 2011

Rains usher in "critical" period in Somalia's areas of famine

A key goal of the aid effort is to keep people in their homes. If they move to camps for more than six months, they are statistically very unlikely ever to return to their communities. That makes this planting season enormously important. Read more at...
Andrew Harting BBC News Oct 31, 2011

allAfrica.com: "Massive response showing some positive results but much more needs to be done..."

"We need to go the extra mile to reach all children and their families who need our help. The crisis is far from over, and will definitely continue well into 2012," said Elhadj As Sy, who is the UNICEF Global Emergency Coordinator for the Horn of Africa crisis.

COMMEMORATING WORLD FOOD DAY

http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/world_food_day_2011_usaid

"Every year on October 16, we have the opportunity to reflect on the devastating and persisting realities of hunger and undernutrition in our global community. Although it is a single day, World Food Day represents our year-round efforts to end hunger, alleviate suffering, and expand opportunity across the world..."