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in the drought of the 2002-2003, the government of ethiopia stated 13.2 million people in ethiopia were affected by the drought. by contrast today, only 4.8 million are stated to be in need. the needs in ethiopia and kenya are serious and will require a sustained focus and attention, but the results of our paribas and development programs are paying off and we're seeing results. the early-warning system alerted us in august that a drought was on the horizon. at that time, we began positioning food stocks, food aid, stockpiling food in djibouti, kenya, and south africa. this fiscal year we have provided for under $59 million of aid in the horn -- $45 9 million of aid in the horn, including water sanitation, hygiene, education, and assistance in the refugee camps. we are now focused aggressively on working to update the potential for mass starvation in southern somalia. we learned in the drought of 1992 in somalia that the leading cause of death for children under 5 was deceased. we're focusing on three key areas. first, the availability of food, including those therapeutic foods essentia

in the drought of 2002, 2003, the government of ethiopia stated that 13.2 million people in ethiopia were drought affected. by contrast, today only 4.8 million are stated to be in need. the needs in ethiopia and kenya are serious. they will require sustained focus and attention, but the results of our preparedness and development programs are paying off. we are seeing results. as you noted, senator coons, the early warning system alerted us in august so the drought is on the horizon. we began prepositions food stocks, food aid, stockpiling food in djibouti, kenya, and south africa. we have sense just this fiscal year provided $459 million of aid in the horn. this includes food assistance, treatment for malnourished children, water, sanitation, hygiene, education, and assistance in the refugee camps. we are now focused aggressively on working to abate the possession for mass starvation in southern somalia. we learned in the drought of 19962 in somalia that the leading cause of death for children under 5 was disease. we are focusing on three key areas, therefore. first the availability

writs to get to ethiopia. those coming to yemen are going by boat. often these people are exploited by all sorts of the smugglers d thugs abusing the people on their way to yemen. host: guest: host: how much of this is tribal? guest: the chance are very important. even the subclan affiliation is important in somalia. so the clanic structure of the country is not necessarily been a very factor enforced during national dialogue in the country. host: mr. cochetel, are there any other refugee situations in the world that you'd like to bring our attention to, not on this scale necessarily, but other ones we should be aware of? gut: i think one to keep in mind is the afghan refugee. that's the largest refugee situation. you know, pakistan, other countries in the region have prided asylum and services for afghan refugees. host: does that include iran? guest: yes, that includes iran. since the afghan invasion of afghanistan. we odd to see a good response to those refugees because unfortunately last year not that many

millions are struggling in parts of ethiopia, kenya, uganda. our reporter was in a miniature city were thousands of people have come in their struggle to stay alive. >> she is cooking corn meal for her children. it is practice time at this refugee camp on the somalia- ethiopia border. there is an official milk distribution center. but she prefers to do our own cooking she bought the cornmeal from money earned collecting firewood. she says her children do not like the rise in the camps. many others agree. half the children here are undernourished even though there is food available. to get here, they walked for a week for the desert. they are lucky. they all survived the journey. >> we started out with donkeys. but we could not feed them. we did not have enough food for the children. >> after a two-week wait for accommodations, they received a tent from you when the refugee agencies, which they shared with another family. >> many of the refugees are from our clan. they can sleep year, too. -- sleep here, too. >> women and children stay here at n

kenya is nearly there and ethiopia has exceeded that goal.nd in both countries we are paying special attention to gender, to ensure that the women who do a significant amount of the planting, harvesting, selling and cooking are effectively supported. and we're also paying attention to the environmental impact of our programs to protect the water and the land for future generations and to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change. our goals are ambitious. in the next five years, the united states aims to help more than half a million people in ethiopia permanently escape poverty and hunger, and more than 430,000 children benefit from improved nutrition. in kenya, we aim to raise incomes and improve nutrition for 800,000 people. but there are still millions of people in these countries and certainly throughout the world who need emergency help, and they need it now. and yes, we are trying as hard as we can to reach them. but it is also important to recognize that there must be concerted efforts by governments and people to help themse

lindberg will be joined by admiral yamamoto, the former ambassador to ethiopia and djibouti. and the council on foreign relations. on the second panel, we will hear from the leader of the humanitarian operations throughout the region, and then the africa center and a former professor with madison university.

kenya borders resource rich counies like ethiopia, somalia, tanzania, uganda and southern sudan. its access to the indian ocean makes it an ideal transport hub for trade with india & china. p >>anderson: kenya has made its economy grow in the last ten yes by being a regional hub. if you buy petrol or manufactured goods in southern sudan, in uganda, in rwanda, in burundi even in congo, those goods almost certainly came in through kenya. so the kenyan economy is benefiting enormously from this en troupeau status. p >>reporter: the development plans include a deep-water port and oil refinery on pate island, just north of lamu,together with a military port and complete infrastructure network in northern kenya, including new airports, towns, railways and roads. it's a project that many believe is vital to kenya's economic future. p >>onditi: the level of investment that are going to be there is going to be very huge and if you look in termsof employment, it will be a huge employment that is going to be created. and those onwho want to carry the offshore manufacturing, so that they can

kenya is nearly there and ethiopia has exceeded that goal. and in both countries we are paying special attention to gender, to ensure that the women who do a significant amount of the planting, harvesting, selling and cooking are effectively supported. and we're also paying attention to the environmental impact of our programs to protect the water and the land for future generations and to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change. our goals are ambitious. in the next five years, the united states aims to help more than half a million people in ethiopia permanently escape poverty and hunger, and more than 430,000 children benefit from improved nutrition. in kenya, we aim to raise incomes and improve nutrition for 800,000 people. but there are still millions of people in these countries and certainly throughout the world who need emergency help, and they need it now. and yes, we are trying as hard as we can to reach them. but it is also important to recognize that there must be concerted efforts by governments and people to help them

ethiopia has exceeded that goal. in both countries, we're paying special attention to gender to insure that the women who do a significant amount of the planting, harvesting, selling, and cooking are effectively supported. we are also paying attention to the environmental impact of our programs to protect the water and land for future generations and help farmers in doubt to the effects of climate change. our goals are ambitious. in the next five years, the united states aims to help more than half a million people in ethiopia permanently escape poverty and hunger. more than 430,000 children benefit from improved nutrition. in kenya, we aim to raise incomes and nutrition for 800,000 people. there are still millions of people in these countries and throughout the world who need emergency help. they need it now. we're trying as hard as we can to reach them. it is important to recognize that there must be a concerted effort by governments and people to help themselves. there's no question that ethiopia and kenya are mov

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so he launches a covert war against his erstwhile ally, ethiopia. this covert war spins out of control, becomes a conventional conflict. once he realizes that the cubans are actually helping the ethiopians as well as himself, he switches sides, and the u.s. and saudi arabia and pakistan start supporting him and pour weapons into somalia while the cubans and the russians pour weapons into ethiopia. the net result is the collapse of somalia. the dictator refuses to let go until his army has disintegrated and somalia collapses and there's no government there. and, you know, neither side, neither side -- neither camp in the cold war thought that that would happen, nor was that the goal of either the ussr or the u.s., right? the cubans were there to create a socialist alliance and, you know, foment revolution to improve people's lives and raise the standard of living. carter supported somalia because he was defending against the threat of socialist dictatorships. best of intentions on both sides. the unintensed consequence was -- unintended consequence w

in both ethiopia and kenya, the u.s. is helping to carry out comprehensive strategies that were designed by the countries themselves. to suit their distinct needs and strength. in ethiopia, strengthening the value chain to help small farmers sell their products a local and regional markets. in kenya, supporting herders is a leading concern. u.s. aid is using them to connect markets, improved animal health services, help local institutions lobby for better livestock trade policies. both governments have developed country investment plan. both have committed to invest at least 10% of the national budget on agriculture. kenya is nearly there and ethiopia has exceeded that goal. in both countries, we're paying special attention to gender. to ensure the women who do a significant amount of the planting, harvesting, selling, and cooking are effectively supported. we're also paying attention to the environmental impact of our program to protect the water and land for future generations can to help farmers adapt to the effects o

. >> in ethiopia girls have to walk to get water. they get very heavy. want to try it and see how heavy they are. >> suarez: the lesson isn't easy but that's the point. >> oh, it's hard. >> suarez: a new united foundation campaign is spanning culture and confidence to promote girl power. >> girls in ethiopia might carry water for eight hours a day. they might walk eight hours to get water to bring back to their family. they might walk eight hours to get fuel for firewood and cooking. that's the reality of their lives. so we want girls in the united states to carry those water jugs, get a sense of how heavy they are. they get a sense of these girls' lives. >> 1, 2, 3. ( cheers and applause ) >> suarez: it's a campaign by girls and for girls called girl up. the idea is to build grass roots support among american teens and tweens to help peers in developing countries stay in school, stay free from child labor, and safe from violence. >> if you educate one girl and she educates her community. if we inspire one girl with girl-up, she inspears her community to

he launches a covert war in ethiopia. this covert war spins out of control, and becomes a conventional conflict. once he realizes cubans are helping ethiopians as well as himself, he switches sides in the u.s. and saudi arabia and pakistan start supporting them and poor russians into somalia by the cubans and russians pour into ethiopia. the net result is the collapse of somalia and he refuses to let go until his army has disintegrated in somalia collapses and there's no government there. neither side -- neither camp in the cold war thought i would have been. nor was that the goal of the ussr or the u.s. the cubans were there to create a socialist alliance and revolution to improve people's lives, raise the standard of living of people. carter supported somalia because they strip people of the basics of a rates. best of intentions on both sides regardless of the consequence was the collapse of state that he destabilized. probably permanently destabilize the region. so that's how the climate crisis works through these pree

i was in ethiopia just a few years ago presenting the book there, and when i was at the cemetery for foreigners outside of addis ababa, i found the grave of an austrian nazi camp doctor who went to ethiopia after the war and worked and died there. so it's not only argentina. canada, the u.s., many other destinations. .. [applause] >> back in july 192685 years ago this month this country was celebrating the sesquicentennial become a 150th national birthday. here in texas i imagine it was quite a big deal but in fort worth, adjusts airways from year festivities are overshadowed by a brewing local battle that involved political religious business and civic leaders part of a catalyst was a preacher the issues were public and personal and the citizens found themselves polarized. they talk about conspiracy and troublemakers. july 17, it came to a head when a successful businessman pretty well connected to the movers and shakers went to pay a visit on a local pastor but this was not just any pastor. far from a typical man of the coffee was multifaceted ruling over and the religious empire.

guest: well, i'm talking first about so many refugees in kenya, ethiopia, djibouti. we can assure you we get the assistance with the generous response we're getting from u.s. citizens, but also citizens from many parts of the world and governments. inside a somalia, all the organizations involved -- we don't do much in somalia because we don't have guarantees in place in many areas of somalia that the aid will reach people. it is important to check with the organization where you want to donate to, where they operates, how they operates, what sort of assurance they can give you. i am not saying the money will be diverted. we know there is more demand got humanitarian organizations to make sure the assistance reaches the right people. if you have hesitation, contact the agency you want to help or get more details on what they are doing inside somalia. host: do you have any estimates on how many people have died so far in this somalia famine? guest: no, i don't have estimates. but what i want your viewers to know is that we talk about the famine. but if people come to

. >> 12 million people in somalia and ethiopia are in danger of dying from starvation. this is one of the longest droughts on record. >> it is clear that we need to do much more in terms of being able to provide facilities and support within somalia. this means encouraging the political side of things. and there is trying to make this progress even faster. >> german development minister -- has made plans to visit the refugee camp on tuesday. >> the german development minister joined us earlier today, and talked about how this would affect countries affected by the drought and similar disasters in the future. >> in the past 15 years, the international community has neglected these regions, perhaps because the results are slow in coming. this is a major mistake. we want to provide education for farmers, to help them with new methods of irrigation and how to store rainwater. most gardeners at home know about these methods but here this is about new technology. we also want to improve education at all levels, taking these issues up with the african union. they should be inv

a hungry are streaming into ethiopia as well. they receive the basics for survival. >> these small children that you see, they are malnourished and this population is very hungry and very tired. they will get it in the next few days. >> no one knows how high the death toll is. it could be the most severe crisis in a generation. >> having a little bit of difficulty right now? >> it is looking quite weak at the moment, defending his government was a move to tackle public debt. he vows to introduce taxes and other reforms. he made the speech before parliament. >> they told the italian parliament that the crisis is not an italian one, but a global one. the political and banking systems are all solid. he added that reducing unemployment is essential and italians need to roll up their sleeves. it was clearly aimed at calming the financial markets. earlier, there had been a high- level response to the situation. they held an emergency talks with the president of the euro group. they said their discussion had been long and fruitful, but

little bit of scattered shower activity for central africa republic, as well as sudan, up towards ethiopiafor somalia, those areas aren't picking up any rainfall. as we go through the next couple of days, nothing significant. you have to keep in mind, we're talking we need widespread rainfall across the region. the other flip side to that is if this came down heavy, that could cause serious problems with flooding across that region. as we go through july and december, for the outlook, this is according to the u.n., the july harvest will be less than 50%. displacement, this may impact crop cultivation as we go even further down the road. less pastures will be available and that means fewer livestock births as well as less milk available. and, rosemary, we have seen images out of east aftrica and they're so heart breaking. it doesn't look like anything will be cooperating weatherwise across the country. >>> protesters wreaking havoc across london. we will look at the multiple reasons behind that and whether it could have been prevented. >>> also ahead, small signs of hope despite drought and

writs to get to ethiopia. those coming to yemen are going by boat. often these people are exploited by all sorts of the smugglers and thugs abusing the people on their way to yemen. host: guest: host: how much of this is tribal? guest: the chance are very important. even the subclan affiliation is important in somalia. so the clanic structure of the country is not necessarily been a very factor enforced during national dialogue in the country. host: mr. cochetel, are there any other refugee situations in the world that you'd like to bring our attention to, not on this scale necessarily, but other ones we should be aware of? guest: i think one to keep in mind is the afghan refugee. that's the largest refugee situation. you know, pakistan, other countries in the region have provided asylum and services for afghan refugees. host: does that include iran? guest: yes, that includes iran. since the afghan invasion of afghanistan. we odd to see a good response to those refugees because unfortunately last year not that

it's a really foul-tasting leaf imported from kenya and ethiopia.n't grow it there so they're sending the money back into the international marketses. and i realized very convictly that this was the way to a pirates' heart. you bring him bags of ka'at, you need to bring bags of them, chew it for hours in a picnic-like setting... (laughter). >> jon: i just hate it when ants (bleep) the whole thing up. go ahead. >> i was told when i was trying it for the first time that it would either make me sex crazed or relaxed and talkative. i don't know why there was such a dichotomy between the two effects. (laughter) but it made me relaxed and talkative. (laughter) a lot of the pirates it actually really makes them quite sex crazed. >> jon: you would think that somali pirates would be more responsible. (laughter) and yet it's really... it's a great read and the fact of meeting you and seeing how young you are and all that depresses the hell out of me. (laughter) but it's really a great piece of work and thank you for being on the show. "the pirates of somalia"

people are at risk for starvation in ethiopia and kenya. >>> marvel will publish its first comic featuring a new spider-man named miles morales. the half black, half hispanic superhero takes over where peter parker left off before he was killed in the comic series last june. >>> martha stewart turns 70 years old today. >>> those stories break on msnbc. and be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. >>> finally a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. ordered by a judge to return to florida for probation, will casey anthony come out of hiding today? her attorney jose baez speaks to matt lauer. >>> jason bateman and ryan reynolds are in studio to talk about their new movie "the change-up." thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific wednesday.

accounts for about 50% of the real leadership position that is provided in kenya and ethiopia. the other 50% is around the world from 40 different countries, non-government organizations standing up. in large part, it can be attributed to american leadership. >> more is needed from the international community. >> they said that the demand is outstripping supply. >> thank you very much for joining us. that brings us to the end of the broadcast. you can always get constant updates on our website. to see what we're working on, be sure to check out our facebook page. for all of us at "bbc world news america," thank you for watching and we will see you tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles.

years the crisis will spread to the entire southern section, as well as parts of kenya, uganda, and ethiopia. millions are at risk of starvation with children among the most vulnerable. violence in the south has prevented humanitarian aid from reaching the hardest hit areas. >>> well, five months into the unrest in syria the united nations security council has condemned the president for attacking civilians and also urged him to be held accountable. this comes after a military assault was launched by the government this weekend. it is still ongoing, and there are reports of at least 100 dead over four days. since march the regime has been cracking down on protesters that want political reform. according to activists, as many as 1,700 may have been killed. >>> here in the united states 36 million pounds of ground turkey are being recalled after a deadly outbreak of salmonella. cargill its pulling its products from across the nation. one person has died in california. several others have gotten sick. the recalled turkey was produced at an arkansas plant from february to the start of this month

ethiopia and kenya have been responding generously, given their own situation. we have made progress. i remember the last time ethiopia have a famine. that affected 12 million people. now it is down to 5 million, tre right direction. so the u.s. has spent $580 million in helping these people that are starving and trying to help women and children who are the most at risk. at the same time, the united states has supported the african union mission in somalia. and we have been making progress in th i i i i i i i om. they are working with the transitional government. as you know, he left. they are still posing a real threat an obstacle in south- central somalia to getting food into that area. i say all that, because as you look at the horn of africa, you can see the complexity. and to try to sort out what is the defense role, the diplomatic role, the development role, how we work with the un and work with ngo's, and government? what i have said is that stability in somalia is so much in the interests of first and foremost of the somali people's and in the region an

the famine in north africa affecting 11.5 million people and creating a triangle of hunger between ethiopia, kenya and somalia. the u.n. world food program saying it cannot reach 2.2 million somalis because the al qaeda-linked militant group al shabaab is barring organization from operating in the territories it controls. thousands flooding refugee camps in search of food as a severe drought left them without crops and livestock. >> we're expecting more. they keep on increasing. >> for "teen kids news," laura >>> some movies are just for fun, some have a purpose. one teen made a film that he hopes will transform lives. felipe has the story. >> reporter: this is jordan coleman. he's writer, producer, director, and star of the film "say it loud." >> hey everybody! my name is jordan coleman. i'm a good student, good athlete. >> reporter: jordan is no stranger to show biz. he was the voice of tyrone the moose for the nickelodeon cartoon "the backyardigans." jordan learned a lot about what goes on behind the scenes. then his mom had an idea. >> i challenged jordan to use some of the money from "

they were used over and over again openly in ethiopia. carter's of tranquility needs to be something that is pushed very strongly. right now, as far as i know it may be there, but not being pushed the way it ought to be. we need to get food for babies, children will die. and those people are leaving by their feet. they become refugees in places like kenya. so many are dying on the way. and when they get to the refugee camps, they are so close to death and the very young ones and the elderly die soon after entering the camp. the camp in kenya was made for 90,000 people and is now at over 370,000 refugees. it is building at the seams. and people are still arriving by the thousands every week. this crisis needs much more focus on the part of the world leaders. that includes president obama. we have serious problems with our deficit and other problems. the stock market took a real hit during the week. but frankly, we also saw people dying and i think there needs to be much -- a much more focused global effort. we need to get the foodstuffs to

only the woman identified as 51-year-old mowaisa daman of ethiopia actually tried to board the plane. she told acquaintances of hers gave her the package to deliver to des moines, iowa. when police tracked him down, he said he had gotten it from another man. all three are in custody being detained in phoenix, charged with possessing a hoax device. additional criminal charges could be filed as the investigation continues. randall? >> scary. jay dow in washington, thanks. >>> there was another artillery exchange between north and south korea this morning. north korea fired three shells near a disputed island close to the line separating the two countries. the south returned fire. no word on damage or casualties today but last november four people were killed when the north shelled the island. >>> china has its first aircraft carrier. it's a former soviet ship that china bought back in 1998. after a thorough refitting the vessel left on its maiden voyage yesterday. today. it will be used for research and training. it does not yet have a name. the chinese are said to be planning to build

severe drought in six decades has led to famine in the horn of africa, an area that includes somalia, ethiopia and kenya. the scale of the crisis has reached epic proportions and 12 million people at risk of starvation. hundreds of thousands have left their homes in search of food. recently i spoke with chloe stull-lane, a mercy corp aide worker from livermore, for a firsthand account of the situation. welcome, chloe. >> thank you. >> belva: explain to me what it's like to be there for the hundreds of thousands of people who continue to migrate aro roc borders looking for food? >> in the horn of africa currently 12 million families are affected by hunger due to the drought. it's a complex emergency we have. one aspect of the emergency is the drought and the lack of rainfall. it's the worst drought in the last 60 years for the horn of africa. that's also compounded with lack of humanitarian access to some areas of the horn of africa. difficult logistically to reach families. and all of the impacts combined make the humanitarian crisis even greater than just drought or just limited humanitarian

who for sometime have been spilling out to kenya and ethiopia and beyond.s is a country that has not had an effective central government for nearly 20 years. this is a country where millions of people are at risk of starvation. tens of thousands of people have already died. the militia controls the aid getting to people who need it the most. there are horrifying realities. i can tell you as a dad, there is nothing more horrifying than to bury your own child. that is happening here over and over again. although there are solutions in plain sight. the kids here will melt your heart. >> how old are you? >> wow. how old am i? 41. they impressed me with their english. i spoke a little somali to them. they loved it. rare smiles in a place of heart break.1-month-old daughter addison came here, fighting to hard not to starve to death. new bit end it made little difference, she lost the one thing in the world that came more than anything else. we are walking to her daughter's grave. they are really just piles of dirt with no name plate, no flowers, no remind is of t