Here are some answers to the most frequently-asked questions on the situation in Somalia and across East Africa, and on UNICEF's response. How many children have died in Somalia? Hundreds of thousands of people, the majority of them children, have died...
A sick child is one of the scariest things a mum could ever face. Today we met dozens of mothers lining up at a UNICEF-supported mobile feeding clinic. One by one they would go up, put their babies on the weighing scales and watch them have their tiny...
Dear Supporter, I am writing to ask for your support in moving the news agenda on. The story about phone hacking does matter, but there’s another, far bigger and vital story that’s going under-reported. This morning, the United Nations will...
When we meet Hasno Ali, she is sitting surrounded by other mothers and their toddlers sitting on buckets. She cradles her youngest son, Ahmed, who is seven months old. Sick with both measles and pneumonia, he has had to face many challenges to stay alive...
Today we met one of the most important men working to coordinate getting our lifesaving supplies and out to vulnerable children in Somalia. Maulid Warfa is UNICEF’s Emergency Specialist. Of Ethiopian origin, he has an insatiable energy and passion...
Nimco and her three children lived in Baidoa District in southwestern Somalia until June of this year. Then, last month, having borrowed some money from relatives, they travelled by car to Galkayo, approximately 900 km away. The journey took them 15 days...