Food crisis in the Horn of Africa


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A Melka Guna villager holds the skull of one of his community’s dead cattle. At its peak a few years ago, the community’s herd numbered about 6,000 animals; now it’s down to about 2,000 due to drought.

Soaring food prices and a crippling drought are currently jeopardizing the lives of 20 million people in the Horn of Africa. Many of the affected people are already living on the margins of survival due to conflict, displacement and chronic poverty.

Drought is also not a new phenomenon to the region. However, this time external factors like the price of food and fuel on the international markets and the significant fluctuations in the dollar exchange rates threaten to push millions over the edge. This may potentially develop into famine not seen on such a scale for many years. To help the affected people survive, the International Federation seeks to address both short-term and long term needs by supplying both emergency aid and targeted recovery assistance.

Photo: Alex Wynter/IFRC (p18711)

To find out more, go to www.ifrc.org/foodcrisis/.

Africa


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Near Nampula, Mozambique.

Male Southern Red Bishop, or Red Bishop, Euplectes orix at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa, #bird #picture


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Male Southern Red Bishop, or Red Bishop, Euplectes orix at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa, #bird #picture

Male Southern Red Bishop, or Red Bishop, Euplectes orix at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa, #bird #picture


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Male Southern Red Bishop, or Red Bishop, Euplectes orix at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa, #bird #picture

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Abdoulie Janneh – World Economic Forum on Africa 2012


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ADDIS ABABA/ETHIOPIA, 09-11 MAY 2012 – Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, captured during the Accelerating Job Creation Session at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 May, 2012.

Zemedeneh Negatu – World Economic Forum on Africa 2012


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ADDIS ABABA/ETHIOPIA, 09-11 MAY 2012 – Zemedeneh Negatu, Head, Transaction Advisory, Eastern Africa and Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, Ethiopia, captured during the New Solutions: Urbanization Session at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 May, 2012.

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Es un video realizado con fotografias de niños africanos que intenta plasmar su vida cotidiana.

Mountain range in South Africa


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Fotografiert auf dem Flug von Johannesburg nach Kapstadt in Südafrika
Taken on the flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town in South Africa

South African Airways Boeing 747 at Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa.


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This photo was taken on August 3, 1974.

South African Airways Boeing 747 at Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. This airport serves the Capital of Pretoria as well as South Africa’s largest City, Johannesburg. The airport is at the apex of a triangle.