UN Calls for Massive Action in Drought-Stricken Somalia

The UN called for "massive" action to aid drought victims in the Horn of Africa at a crisis meeting in Rome on Monday while charities due to meet in Nairobi this week critised low aid pledges.

Living quarters for a displaced family in Mathare, Kenya.

This Somali child was suffering from severe malnutrition after fleeing home with his parents.

Dadaab refugee camp.

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