Somalia famine spreads 'beyond reach of aid'
Famine has spread to a sixth area of Somalia and tens of thousands of people have died as a result of severe food shortages, the United Nations has said. More than half of Somalia's entire population faces a severe food shortage, and the world body has now officially extended the famine zone. In Mogadishu, there are now half a million refugees and there are warnings from the UN that the famine could spread to the entire south of the country by the end of the year. The UN says it needs at least $1bn, but one leading charity says the public is being mislead into believing that money can solve the crisis. Medicine Sans Frontiere, Doctors Without Borders, wants international aid agencies to admit that reaching some of the worst affected victims of famine may not be possible. The French-based charity has criticised aid agencies and parts of the media for glossing over the realities of the situation. The World Food Programme, which is providing most of Somalia's food, says lives can be saved, but admits there are millions of people it cannot reach. Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Mogadishu.
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UN continues relief in Somalia
The UN says it will not decrease aid to Somalia despite reports of food aid being stolen. The UN acknowledged on Monday that it has been investigating food theft in Somalia for two months. Reports indicate that gangs have been stealing aid from starving refugees, and selling it off for cash. The reports of theft of aid could reduce the flow of much-needed aid into the country. Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from the capital, Mogadishu.
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Displaced Somalis pour into Dadaab refugee camps
Thousands of Somali refugees fleeing drought in their home country are continuing to pour into the Dadaab refugee camp in neighbouring Kenya. People have lost their homes, their livestock and their livelihoods. Many are preparing to be at Dadaab for a long time to come. Although Somalia is the worst affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa, some 12 million people across the region are also at risk. Nazanine Moshiri reports from Dadaab in North East Kenya.
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