In recent days, #Somalia has been all over international headlines -- why?
#AlShabab killed 120+ in a double car bomb attack outside the Education Ministry in #Mogadishu.
That's to be expected, of course. It was a massive attack & the deadliest there for 5yrs.
#AlShabab killed 120+ in a double car bomb attack outside the Education Ministry in #Mogadishu.
That's to be expected, of course. It was a massive attack & the deadliest there for 5yrs.
BUT another #Somalia story of enormous significance has struggled to win the attention of international media:
- #Somalia is on the brink of the worst famine seen in 50+ years.
Aid experts say this imminent famine will be worse than the one in 2011 -- when 260,000 died.
- #Somalia is on the brink of the worst famine seen in 50+ years.
Aid experts say this imminent famine will be worse than the one in 2011 -- when 260,000 died.
#Somalia's impending famine has attracted occasional reporting, but nothing like the blanket coverage after a terror attack.
Reasons for why are disturbing.
Barring nuclear war in #Ukraine, there's nothing on earth that threatens to match the disaster approaching #Somalia.
Reasons for why are disturbing.
Barring nuclear war in #Ukraine, there's nothing on earth that threatens to match the disaster approaching #Somalia.
As @DMiliband of @RESCUEorg wrote 3 weeks ago, the world has a slim timeline open to act to help #Somalia avoid the worst -- but attention & action has been few & far between.
Media attention & public pressure can spur on action, but will it come?
itv.com/news/2022-10-1…
Media attention & public pressure can spur on action, but will it come?
itv.com/news/2022-10-1…
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