Somalia
Lack of government in Somalia since 1991 has resulted in grave living conditions for many Somalis. The country has witnessed one disaster after another, precipitating a perennial state of emergency. Natural disasters that have wrought havoc in Somalia include droughts, the 2004 tsunami, locusts and livestock disease outbreaks. Persistent conflict has led to death, injury and large scale displacement. The ACT Somalia members issued their most recent appeal for $3.8 million to support food relief, emergency water and sanitation projects, and building local institutions involved in humanitarian work.
Latest from Somalia
Al Jazeera photographs Dadaab
Sep 22, 2011
Al Jazeera photographer Azad Essa goes in search of the other side of famine in Dadaab
Mogadishu: 44% of children in hospital severely hungry
Sep 22, 2011
ACT has provided over US $720,000 in medical supplies to Mogadishu, including aerial transport of more than 15 tons of medicines and equipment
The safe haven in Dadaab
Sep 22, 2011
Safe from sexual violence at a refuge in Dadaab, women fleeing desperate situations can re-build