Somalia: Statistics are sons and daughters, boys and girls

The Horn of Africa is in the grip of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. We are witnessing the most serious food insecurity situation in the world today, exacerbated by the worst drought to hit the region in over 60 years. At least 12.4 million people are affected. More than half a million children are dangerously malnourished… Every day, thousands of desperate Somalis flee to Ethiopia, Yemen and Kenya. One quarter of Somalia’s 7.5 million people is displaced. Read more