Obama Approves Additional Aid for Horn of Africa
President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 million people are in urgent need as a result of the region's worst drought in more than 60 years.
U.S. president Barack Obama (file photo).
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East Africa: Obama Approves U.S. $105 Million More for Horn of Africa
United States Department of State, 8 August 2011
President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 ... read more »
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Kenya: Jill Biden Visits the Hungry in Kenya
The Nation, 8 August 2011
The wife to US Vice President Joe Biden, Jill, arrived in Kenya on Monday morning to assess the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa. read more »
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Kenya: Kenyans in the U.S. Raise Money in Solidarity With Hungry Compatriots
The Nation, 6 August 2011
Kenyans in New York City held a rally in Manhattan's Times Square on Saturday to raise awareness and collect donations for hunger relief in East Africa. read more »
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East Africa: Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise
United States Department of State, 5 August 2011
The wife of the U.S. vice president, Jill Biden, will travel to Kenya in the near future to assess the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Horn of Africa. read more »
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Somalia: Horn of Africa Drought: Immediate Crisis Requires Long-Term Solutions (guest blog)
United States Agency for International Development, 5 August 2011
In the eastern Horn of Africa, a massive drought has left over 11 million people vulnerable to severe food insecurity and in need of emergency assistance. USAID is working with the ... read more »
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