This document presents the theme of Horn of Africa famine,

1. Horn of Africa famine
A.E 2A GIDO

2. Presentation of the subject
Twelve million people are in famine crisis in horn of Africa,
but this number of people will remain high into 2012.
Somalia is one of the areas most affected by the famine.
Somalia has been experiencing a protracted conflict since 1991.
The political and security context significantly devolved in 2009
and 2010.
This country faces a sustained and complex humanitarian
crisis due to a combination of escalated conflict, perennial
drought and subsequent food insecurity, disease outbreaks.

3. Choice of the theme
I’ve choose this subject
because this crisis in
Horn of Africa is not
more relieve by the
media (radio,
television…).
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/french/article/2011/08/20110
815135432x0.6363751.html#axzz1cHG2czFn

4. Which public?
This subject is to the intention to informed public because it can shocked younger .
•Staff of humanitarian organization
•People native of Horn of Africa
•People interested by food assistance
•People intersted by humatirian aid
http://www.caricaturesetcaricature.com/article-famine-en-somalie-82755401.html

5. Sources & informations
« Google Alerts »
Index terms:
• Famine in Somalia
• Food assistance
• Food insecurity
• Horn of Africa
famine
• Humanitarian aid
• Somalia

6. Sources & informations
Fils RSS
• The Independent – « World »  « Africa »
http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3508/index.rss
• The Guardian – « World news »  « Africa »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/africa/roundup/rss
• The New-York Times – « Africa »
http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/Africa
• VOA news – « Africa »
http://www.voanews.com/templates/Articles.rss?sectionPath=/english/news/africa

7. Sources & informations
Newsletters
•The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=admin/email
• USA Today
http://www.presseelectronique.com/PRESSEAMERICAINE/USATO
DAY.htm

8. Exemple
of article
Food Aid Reaches Famine-Stricken Somalia
By Voice of America – October 12, 2001
Photo: AP - Severely malnourished child from southern Somalia is being held in a
makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, September 20, 2011

9. Internet Watch
Abstract :
Deals with famine-stricken Mogadishiu, in Somalia. The United
Nations help this country with food assistance.
Extract :
"The United Nations says food aid has been delivered to more than
half of Somalia's people in need, but food insecurity will remain a
major problem into next year.
The U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair
(OCHA) said Wednesday that more than 2.2 million Somalis have
received food assistance, mostly in the famine-stricken south.
However, the office said nearly two million others still urgently
need aid”.

10. Internet Watch
Index terms :
Famine - Food assitance - Mogadishiu - Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affair (OCHA) - Somalia - The United Nations
Source : Voice Of America News
Found with : Google Alerts "Horn of Africa famine"
URL : http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Food-Aid-Reaches-
Famine--St-131588398.html
Wording: HORN OF AFRICA FAMINE