For the EU, piracy is the most visible symptom of instability in Somalia. But for over two million Somali people who are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, instability means a daily struggle to provide food, water and safety to their families. As it stands, 2.4 million people remain in need of urgent aid while [...]
The forecasts are in for the New Year, and they aren’t looking good. The terrible drought that has gripped the Horn of Africa since mid July 2011 and put the lives of 13 million people in crisis is set to carry on well into 2012. The good news is that if we play our cards [...]
Originally publishd in Euro EE Está claro que lo que sucede en el Cuerno de África se podría haber evitado. Europa tiene mucho que decir y hacer. La fuerte sequía que azota la región es el detonante de la tragedia, aunque en el fondo, la raíz del problema no es solamente climática. La hambruna que [...]
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