FATAH MORGANA: August 2011FATAH MORGANA

Somalis who fled from southern Somalia, wait to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, ahead of a distribution by a local NGO.

An elderly woman from southern Somalia, waits to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, distributed by a local NGO. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. More than 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are confronting the worst drought in decades and need urgent assistance to stay alive, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday

A Somali woman from southern Somalia, prepares food as her children watch at a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

A woman from southern Somalia struggles to build a makeshift shelter from tree branches at a new camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating

Abdiasis Yusuf, 5, a malnourished child from southern Somalia sits in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Nine-year-old Ahmed Husein, a malnourished child from southern Somalia lies in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The worst regional drought in 60 years has affected millions of people in northern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and South Sudan, the U.N. said

Nine- year old Ahmed Husein, a malnourished child from southern Somalia lays in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Mohamed Omar, 1, a malnourished child from southern Somalia lies in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lul Ibrahim, 2, a malnourished child from southern Somalia is carried by his mother in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Five-year-old Abdiasis Yusuf, a malnourished child from southern Somalia in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, is consoled by his mothers hand as he coughs. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating.

Somali women from southern Somalia carrying their babies and belongings make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Somali women from southern Somalia carrying their belongings and children make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating.

A man uses a knife to help a newly arrived Somali refugee woman pluck out a splinter from her foot in Mogadishu, Somalia, 12 July 2011

Newly arrived Somali refugees who had fled the drought wait in line to receive emergency food in Mogadishu, Somalia, 12 July 2011.

Holding their utensils, Somalis from southern Mogadishu, wait to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, distributed by a local NGO. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating

A woman with her baby from southern Mogadishu sit in an open area near a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011

A Somali woman with children from southern Somalia, displaced by drought sits in an open area in a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

A woman and a man from southern Somalia build a makeshift shelter from tree branches at a new camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Somali women and children who fled from southern Somalia hold cooking pots and food containers as they wait to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, July 13, 2011, ahead of a food distribution by a local NGO

Somalis who fled from southern Somalia, hold pots and containers as they wait to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, July 13, 2011, ahead of a food distribution by a local NGO. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. More than 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are confronting the worst drought in decades and need urgent assistance to stay alive, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.

A woman receives food, Somali notes, and blankets distributed by the Somali government in Mogadishu Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011 after fleeing from southern Somalia.

A woman from southern Somalia receives food, Somali notes, and blankets distributed by the Somali government in Mogadishu, Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011 after fleeing from southern Somalia.

Women receive food, Somali notes, and blankets distributed by the Somali government in Mogadishu, Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011 after fleeing from southern Somalia. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The worst drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating,

A woman walks after receiving food, money and blankets distributed by the Somali government in Mogadishu, Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011 after fleeing from southern Somalia .

An old man from southern Somalia take cover in a makeshift shelter on a roadside in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday July 11, 2011, after fleeing his home.

An old woman from southern Somalia take cover in a makeshift shelter made from plastic sheet and a blanket in Mogadishu Somalia, Monday July 11, 2011, after fleeing her home.

Somali women from southern Somalia collect tree branches made into sticks to make makeshift shelter in Mogadishu Somalia, Monday July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia

An old man from southern Somalia is carried away after receiving aid from Somali government in Mogadishu Somalia, Monday July 11, 2011 .

A boy walks alongside his mother after receiving aid from the Somali government in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

A severely malnourished child from southern Somalia lies on bed at Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. U.N. officials sounded the alarm Tuesday about a deepening crisis in East Africa, saying they are struggling to cope with the number of people on the move in the region because of the severe drought and continued fighting in Somalia.(

A severely malnourished child from southern Somalia lies in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. U.N. officials sounded the alarm Tuesday about a deepening crisis in East Africa, saying they are struggling to cope with the number of people on the move in the region because of the severe drought and continued fighting in Somalia

A severely malnourished child from southern Somalia is conforted by his mother in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia.

A Somali mother holds her severely malnourished child from southern Somalia in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia.

Two severely malnourished children from southern Somalia lie on a table in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia.

A Somali family from southern Somalia carrying their belongings make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating,

Somalis from southern Somalia getting off the trucks rented by Somali government at a new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Somalis from southern Somalia carrying their belongings make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A Somali government soldier stands guard as Somalis from southern Somalia carrying their belongings make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Somalis from southern Somalia carrying their belongings make their way to the new camp in southern Mogadishu's Hosh neighborhood Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating.
Niger - Screening of Malnutrition

Somalia Drought Crisis 2011

A severely malnourished Somali boy who had fled with his family the drought-hit southern Somalia lays in Mogadishu, Somalia, 10 July 2011. More than 1,000 Somalis fleeing the worsening drought in the region are arriving in the capital every day, only to find no or very little aid offered to them. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says some 100 children die of malnutrition every day in Somalia while 60,000 are displaced inside the Horn of African nation daily, according to the state-run Radio Mogadishu. In recent weeks, more than 1,500 Somali refugees have been arriving daily in already-packed refugee camps in Dadaab, northeastern Kenya, as a result of the worsening drought. Some 12 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are said to be in need of food aid as a severe drought is threatening the region

A child from southern Somalia eats a piece of bread inside a destroyed building in Mogadishu,Somalia, Monday, July 11,2011,after fleeing from southern Somalia.

Somali families from southern Somalia stand around a pool of rain water in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011

Somali families from southern Somalia carrying their belongings arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .
A Somali familiy from southern Somalia stand next to makeshift shelter next to a pool of rain water in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

A Somali familiy from southern Somalia stand next to makeshift shelter next to a pool of rain water in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

A Somali woman and her child from southern Somalia sit on a road in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia

A Somali child from southern Somalia stands next to makeshift shelter in a puddle of rain water as his family wait inside the shelter in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia

A Somali familiy from southern Somalia, carrying their belongings arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

A Somali from southern Somalia, arrives in Mogadishu, Somalia carrying her child, Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

A Somali familiy from southern Somalia, sit with her children in a ruined building in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia

A Somali familiy from southern Somalia, sit in a ruined building in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011, after fleeing from southern Somalia .

Somalis from southern Somalia, erect makeshift shelters in Mogadishu Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011

A man from southern Somalia erects a makeshift shelter in Mogadishu, Somalia on Monday July 11, 2011 after fleeing from southern Somalia . Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The worst drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating.
Niger - Screening of Malnutrition

Somalia Drought Crisis 2011