• Somalia Famine Aid Being Stolen; UN Investigates

  An investigation report has been released announcing that thousands of sacks of food meant for Somalia’s drought- and famine-impacted victims have been stolen.

  

• Famine Rips Life Out of Somalia as International Aid Falls Short

  Somalia, and the entire Horn of Africa, is facing the most devastating drought the region has witnessed in 60 years. With soaring food prices and a lack of money, tens of thousands of Somalis are fleeing their homes, living on the brink of starvation, and dying of hunger and disease.

  

• 29,000 Children Die in Somalia Famine

  According to United States aid official Nancy Lindborg, the U.S. has estimated that upwards of 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died in the last 90 days since the devastating famine hit Somalia.

  

• Somalia Drought: Failure of International Response is Killing Thousands

  Although news reports have been focusing on terrorist group Al-Shabab as the primary reason why desperately needed food aid has not reached the millions of people on the brink of starvation in Somalia, new reports are surfacing that delays in food aid and funds are equally responsible for hampering relief efforts.

  

• Burqa-Ban Approved in Italy

  An Italian parliamentary commission approved a draft law on Tuesday that would ban women from wearing veils that cover their face in public.