ONE: Drought is Inevitable, Famine Is Not

Michael Elliot, President and CEO of ONE, an advocacy group that fights poverty and diseases around the world, says famine is an act of man and the international community has a responsibility to combat hunger and prevent deaths from starvation. (00:18)

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ONE: International Community Falling Short of Aid Commitments to Horn of Africa

Michael Elliot, President and CEO of ONE, an advocacy group that fights poverty and preventable diseases, says the world’s richest governments are failing to follow through with the financial aid they have pledged to millions in need of help. (00:41)

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Secretary Clinton: Time Is Not On Our Side In Somalia

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton explains that more people are dying in Somalia every day and the U.S. needs to act now to help them (0:32)

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Secretary Clinton: Terrorists Exacerbating Somali Famine

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton explains how the terrorist group, Al-Shabab, is making the famine worse for Somalians (00:41)

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Secretary Clinton Announces Additional Aid For Somalia

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that additional funding from the US that will be sent to Somalia to help those in need (0:48)

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Secretary Clinton Says U.S. Needs To Help East Africa Prevent Future Crises

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington needs to focus on future measures to prevent the current crisis in East Africa from happening again (0:17)

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UN Refugee Agencies Airlifting Tents, Supplies to Horn of Africa

UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky says relief agencies have been airlifting tents and supplies to ease overcrowding in Somali and Ethiopian refugee camps, where drought and famine have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in search of food and water. (00:15) 

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WFP: One Third Of Somalis Without Food

World Food Program (WFP) Chief Spokesperson Bettina Luescher says that 2.8 million Somalis, or roughly one third of the country’s population, are going hungry. The majority of those in need live in Southern Somalia, an area increasingly difficult to access for humanitarian organizations. (00:16)

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UN: Somali Armed Group Lifts Restrictions on Aid

UN spokesperson Farhan Haq says the UN welcomes al Shabaab’s decision to allow delivery of humanitarian aid to Southern Somalia, where over a million people are in urgent need of relief due to a devastating food crisis and an escalation in fighting. (00:32)

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UN:Piracy Has "Incalculable" Toll On Somali Society

Under-Secretary-General Patricia O’Brien says the cost of Somali piracy has risen to astronomical levels. 44% of the near three hundred hijackings in the first 9 months of 2010 were caused by Somalis, many of whom believe that they are exacting justice on foreign vessels for dumping toxic waste and fishing illegally. (00:21)

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Somali Pirate Capabilities 'Startling,' Says Lt. Gen. Allen

Piracy has become a large problem with the pirates abilities to make it deep into the Indian Ocean, says Lieutenant General John Allen, the Deputy CentCom Commander. (0:43)

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Somali Terrorism Going International, Says Homeland Security Expert

Frank J. Cilluffo, Director of the George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, says Somali terrorism is expanding. (0:25)

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Somalia's Piracy Problem

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the security and humanitarian crisis presently plaguing Somalia. Ruhl interviews Somalia's Ambassador-At-Large to the U.S., Abdi Awaleh Jama, and also speaks with Joel Carny from Refugees International.

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African journalist reveals true story of Somali immigrants

Kenyan-born Edwin Okong'o, editor in chief of the Minneapolis-based newspaper Mshale, talks about the shortcomings of mainstream media in their coverage of African and immigrant issues with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman at the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis. He focuses on the media's failure to report accurately on the response of the Somali community to the shooting of a Somali teenager in Minneapolis. (11:42)
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UN Security Council Headed to Africa, Including Somalia and Sudan

The United Nations Security Council will go to five nations in Africa, including Sudan and Somalia, over the next week. The press was briefed today about the pending trip by Ambassador Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso; Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert of France; Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo of South Africa; and Ambassador John Sawers of the United Kingdom.

In Somalia, the Security Council will meet with the current government - including the President and Prime Minister, opposition parties, diplomatic community, and "civil society." Ambassador Kumalo indicated that "all the major players will be there," and that this is a "great opportunity for the Somalis."

Regarding the Sudan leg of the trip, the panel indicated that the Security Council will visit Khartoum in the North, as well as Juba and President Salva Kiir in the South. The Sudan leg will focus heavily on Darfur, as well as the progress made by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Mr. Sawyers stated that it is "clear that UNAMID is building up it's capability," but that "there is more to be done."
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