The Horn of Africa is experiencing a severe famine crisis, with over 12 million people currently affected, a number that is expected to remain high into 2012. Somalia has been particularly hard hit due to ongoing conflict and drought, experiencing a complex humanitarian emergency. The situation is dire due to escalating violence, perennial drought and resulting food insecurity and disease outbreaks across the Horn of Africa region.

1. Horn of Africa famine
A.E 2A GIDO

2. Presentation of the subject
Twelve million people are in famine crisis in horn of Africa, but this number of
people will remain high into 2012.
Somalia is one of the areas most affected by the famine. Somalia has been
experiencing a protracted conflict since 1991. The political and security context
significantly devolved in 2009 and 2010.
This country faces a sustained and complex humanitarian crisis due to a
combination of escalated conflict, perennial drought and subsequent food insecurity,
disease outbreaks.

3. Choice of the theme
I’ve choose this subject
because this crisis in
Horn of Africa is not
more relieve by the
media (radio,
television…).
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/french/article/2011/08/20110
815135432x0.6363751.html#axzz1cHG2czFn

4. Which public?
This subject is to the intention to informed public because it can shocked younger .
• Staff
of humanitarian organization
•People native of Horn of Africa
•People interested by food assistance
•People intersted by humatirian aid
http://www.caricaturesetcaricature.com/article-famine-en-somalie-82755401.html

5. Sources & informations
« Google Alerts »
Index terms:
• Famine in Somalia
• Food assistance
• Food insecurity
• Horn of Africa famine
• Humanitarian aid
• Somalia

6. Sources & informations
Fils RSS
• The Independent – « World »  « Africa »
http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3508/index.rss
• The Guardian – « World news »  « Africa »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/africa/roundup/rss
• The New-York Times – « Africa »
http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/Africa
• VOA news – « Africa »
http://www.voanews.com/templates/Articles.rss?sectionPath=/english/news/afric
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7. Sources & informations
Newsletters
•The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=admin/email
• USA Today
http://www.presseelectronique.com/PRESSEAMERICAINE/USATODAY.htm

8. Exempl
e of
article
Food Aid Reaches Famine-Stricken Somalia
By Voice of America – October 12, 2001
Photo: AP - Severely malnourished child from southern Somalia is being held in a
makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, September 20, 2011

9. Internet Watch
Abstract :
Deals with famine-stricken Mogadishiu, in Somalia. The United Nations help this country
with food assistance.
Extract :
"The United Nations says food aid has been delivered to more than half of Somalia's people
in need, but food insecurity will remain a major problem into next year.
The U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (OCHA) said Wednesday that
more than 2.2 million Somalis have received food assistance, mostly in the famine-stricken
south. However, the office said nearly two million others still urgently need aid.
It also said that despite a good rain forecast, "the number of people in crisis will remain high"
into 2012."

10. Internet Watch
Index terms :
Famine - Food assitance - Mogadishiu - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affair (OCHA) - Somalia - The United Nations
Source : Voice Of America News
Found with : Google Alerts "Horn of Africa famine"
URL : http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Food-Aid-Reaches-Famine--St-
131588398.html