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The 2006 Horn of Africa food crisis is an acute shortage of food affecting four Horn of Africa countries: Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia. The United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated on January 6, 2006, that more than 11 million people in these countries may be affected by an impending widespread famine, largely attributed to a severe drought, and exacerbated by military conflicts in the region. [1] Image File history File links 2006-horn-crisis. ...
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FAO emblem With its headquarters in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country is so undernourished that death by starvation or other related diseases becomes increasingly common. ...
A drought is an abnormally dry period when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban or environme fdsdesntal water needs. ...
Causes
These conditions of drought, together with other factors including high cereal prices, overpopulation in the region, and conflict, are leading to conditions of famine. In the present 2006 drought, claims about factors transforming drought into famine include a ban on livestock imports to markets in the Persian Gulf States, which has reduced the income of livestock-dependent farmers, further increasing food insecurity.[2] The next chance for drought relief is in March, with the next rainy season. A drought is an abnormally dry period when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban or environme fdsdesntal water needs. ...
A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country is so undernourished that death by starvation or other related diseases becomes increasingly common. ...
The Arabian Gulf States, also called the Gulf States (which may cause a confusion with the Gulf States of the United States, which are those along the Gulf of Mexico), are the countries in Southwest Asia or the Middle East which border the Arabian Gulf. ...
Food security is a term used in development and humanitarian aid. ...
Current situation Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2112x812, 129 KB) Summary Timeline of 2006 drought in Kenya. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2112x812, 129 KB) Summary Timeline of 2006 drought in Kenya. ...
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET ) is a lead organization in the prediction and response to famines and other forms of food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Djibouti Djibouti is severely drought affected; the FAO estimates that about one third of the population (400 000 people) need food aid.[1] FAO emblem With its headquarters in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and...
Ethiopia The FAO estimates more than one million people[1] in the Somali Region of Ethiopia are facing severe food shortages. Although crops are currently being harvested, shortages are still expected to occur in the country's south-east. Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Somali region. ...
Kenya Crop failure, drought and depleted livestock herds have led to famine conditions in Kenya, particularly in the northern and eastern pastoral districts of Mandera, Wajir, and Marsabit.[3] As of January 6, 2006, approximately 30 deaths have been reported. Some 2.5 million people (10% of the population)[1] require food aid over the next six months. President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya has declared a national disaster.[4] Marsabit District is an administrative District in the Eastern Province of Kenya. ...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is Kenyas third president, an economist, and a political leader. ...
Somalia The situation in Somalia is the worst of the four countries. About two million people [1] in the country's southern pastoral regions require humanitarian assistance. The lack of a very long and hard central government and poor transportation infrastructure pose problems for the distribution of food aid.[5]
Relief effort In February 2006, UNICEF warned that 1.5 million children under the age of five are being threatened by the drought and called for USD$16 million to help fund its relief efforts in the region. [6] UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ...
See also The 2005 Malawi food crisis is a severe food security crisis affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south, caused by the failure to harvest sufficient staple maize due to a drought. ...
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Notes FAO emblem With its headquarters in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET ) is a lead organization in the prediction and response to famines and other forms of food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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