Brothers and sisters gather in a makeshift shelter

Brothers and sisters gather in a home-made shelter on the outskirts of Kobe camp, Dollo Ado region, Ethiopia. UNHCR is airlifting thousands of tents to Kenya and Ethiopia to provide desperately-needed shelter against the harsh conditions. With the massive influx, the airlifts simply can't keep up with demand.

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Save Somali Refugee Children from Malnutrition

Somalia Disaster Recovery

Described as "the worst humanitarian disaster in the world" by the UN Refugee Agency, the famine in Somalia is estimated to affect nearly half the Somali population - 3.7 million people. Tens of thousands have died; the majority were children. They arrive at UNHCR camps exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished. Up to 50% of children suffer from severe malnutrition. They urgently need medicine, high-protein and high-energy food, clean water, shelter and other basic services.

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