Overcoming the crisis: Horn of Africa

Publication language
English
Pages
14pp.
Date published
25 Jul 2011
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Food and nutrition, Livelihoods, Disasters, Food security, Drought
Countries
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan
Organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

  A report given at the Emergency Miniterial-level meeting in Rome on July 25th 2011 on Drought emergencies and overcoming this crisis in the Horn of Africa. 

It is critical that countries and communities in the Horn of Africa have the capacity to protect the
vulnerable livelihoods on which so many people’s lives depend, while also strengthening the
resilience of affected households and livelihood systems during this crisis and beyond. A
combination of immediate humanitarian action and strategic medium-term investments in risk
management to promote and safeguard the foundations of food security now and in the future is
urgently needed.