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March 9th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
He added: “We witnessed last year the situation spiralling out of control in
East Africa as the aid community failed to act swiftly. The worst can be
avoided and thousands of lives will be saved if we act now. It’s that
simple.”
In the countries most affected, malnutrition rates are at between 10-15 per
cent and more than one million children are at risk of severe acute
malnutrition.
The group said that in northern Mali, clashes between the army and Tuareg
rebels have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, adding
extra pressure for resources in surrounding countries.
Oxfam wants to raise £23m ($36m) to provide food and support to about one
million people.
Meanwhile, US officials pledged on Thursday to work for permanent solutions to
ease hunger in the Horn of Africa, warning that Somalia remained a major
crisis even though its famine is officially over.
The United Nations estimates that tens of thousands died in the half-year
famine. The world body said on February 3 that famine no longer existed but
that at least 2.34 million people – a third of Somalia – needed support.
US officials, testifying before Congress, credited better rains for the
improved conditions and said the ultimate solution was to bring stability to
lawless Somalia, where Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels had hindered foreign
aid.
“The rains ahead are uncertain and we have to underscore that, even as famine
has abated, the situation is still one of the most severe crises globally,”
said Nancy Lindborg, a senior official at the US Agency for International
Development.
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