The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international community.”
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, heard perhaps the starkest warning yet about the crisis: Excess deaths during what is now Somalia's longest drought on record will “almost certainly” surpass those of the famine formally declared in the country in 2011, when more than a quarter-million people died.“Many of the traditional donors have washed their hands and focused on Ukraine,” the U.N.
The United States, meanwhile, funded roughly 80%, giving $1.3 billion to Somalia since the start of the 2022 fiscal year. The ambassador announced another $40 million on Sunday. That will be just as a sixth consecutive rainy season in the parched country is expected to fail. The U.S. is “deeply alarmed” by the dire situation, she told humanitarian officials.
While the latest data assessment released last year found that Somalia had not met the benchmarks for a formal famine declaration, the U.N. and U.S. have made clear that the limited humanitarian aid has only delayed the worst.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
MPs, including cabinet ministers, Poilievre, bill taxpayers thousands for outside communications helpA few dozen MPs charged taxpayers a combined total of hundreds of thousands of dollars for some manner of communications expenses.
Read more »
Dominic Barton to appear Wednesday before committee reviewing spike in federal outsourcing to McKinsey & Co.Government now says total value of federal contracts awarded to McKinsey since 2015 worth at least $116.8-million, up from previous estimate of $101.4-million
Read more »
Faith: The Theology of WoodIn 2015, a Yale University study estimated there were roughly three trillion trees on Earth, “about seven and a half times more than some previous estimates.”
Read more »
Ceremony scheduled to mark 6th anniversary of Quebec City mosque shootingA ceremony will be held this evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City's deadly mosque shooting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, several senior federal cabinet ministers and Quebec Premier Francois Legault are among those expected to attend.
Read more »
Eastern Ontario community rallies behind family in need of a liver donorThe community of Smiths Falls, Ont. is rallying around a hockey family who is in dire need of a liver transplant for their husband and father.
Read more »
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada interpreter faces fraud chargesAn interpreter contracted by the Immigration and Refugee Board faces fraud charges for allegedly allowing “imposters” to appear at hearings.
Read more »