Kidnappings And Rains Threaten Efforts In Horn Of Africa
17 OCTOBER 2011
The Guardian (London)--The kidnappings of aid workers and tourists, torrential rains, and dangerously low agency funds are hampering relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.
Medecins sans Frontieres (M
SF) evacuated part of its team working in Dagahaley and Ifo, mostly in result of the kidnapping of two Spanish MSF women, and the shooting of their driver. Consequently, MSF's work has been hindered in the camp, where it has tackled severe malnutrition and disease.
Recent heavy rains in Mogadishu have swept away makeshift camps around the capital. A deluge of rain flooded the shelters of roughly 2,800 people in the Sigale camp, sweeping away at least two children, and killing a pregnant woman.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has said that despite raising the third highest total in its history, there was still a shortage of funds to deal with the scale of the problems in the region. In conjunction, Save the Children is still appealing $100m to fund the emergency response to the food crisis in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
SOURCE: Horn of Africa: Kidnappings And Torrential Rains Threaten Relief Efforts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/oct/17/horn-africa-kidnappings-rains-worsen-crisis
The Guardian (London)--The kidnappings of aid workers and tourists, torrential rains, and dangerously low agency funds are hampering relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.
Medecins sans Frontieres (M
SF) evacuated part of its team working in Dagahaley and Ifo, mostly in result of the kidnapping of two Spanish MSF women, and the shooting of their driver. Consequently, MSF's work has been hindered in the camp, where it has tackled severe malnutrition and disease.Recent heavy rains in Mogadishu have swept away makeshift camps around the capital. A deluge of rain flooded the shelters of roughly 2,800 people in the Sigale camp, sweeping away at least two children, and killing a pregnant woman.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has said that despite raising the third highest total in its history, there was still a shortage of funds to deal with the scale of the problems in the region. In conjunction, Save the Children is still appealing $100m to fund the emergency response to the food crisis in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
SOURCE: Horn of Africa: Kidnappings And Torrential Rains Threaten Relief Efforts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/oct/17/horn-africa-kidnappings-rains-worsen-crisis
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