and to a large degree they have either in the case of people in southern somalia, no choice but to either find aid which is scant in that part of the world or to flee. fortunately in ethiopia kenya and some other parts of somalia, they are getting in. >> suarez: weather forecasts and other, crop forecasts came out of the horn of africa what did the international community do? >> i think the international community's response was slow in this case. the u.s. government has been ramping up drastically now and was prepositioning but if you look at the amounts of money that are going in relative to the last significant crisis in the region which was in 2008, what we see in this year in terms of donations from the u.s. government and the community, the international community at large are well, well short. we estimate that at this point the international community has given about 1 billion dollars to the drought in the horn of africa this year than it gave in 2008 the last major. >> peter pharm, jeremy mentioned that there are similar crises right now in kenya, jabuti, ethiopia, is one of the k

one refugee from southern somalia said she is looking for help from the outside world. she says the drought has taken everything they have and the children are close to dying. the suffering is appalling. refugees seeking shelter in the devastated capital, mogadishu. for many, it is their best hope. at least here, there is some degree of assistance. most of the city is under the control of the pro-western federal government, supported by african user peacekeepers. it is dangerous for everyone, including international aid organizations. few foreigners risk of entering into the city. those who do rely on the armed escorts. when representatives pay a visit to refugee camps, -- when you and representatives pay a visit to representative q g camps -- when u.n . representatives visit refugee camps, they come into the armored transports. >> we are trying to reach those in the epicenter of the famine conditions in southern, -- southern somalia. it is risky, but we have to reach people that are not making it all the way here to mogadishu. >> outside the capital, al- shabab are in

declared the first >> in 20 years in southern somalia. every day, thousands of people are crossing the border from somalia into ethiopia and kenya in search of food. -- the u.n. declared the first famine in 20 years and southern somalia. there are plans to start air lifting assistance within days. on to some sports news. luxembourg's -- has won the last stage of the tour de france. he crossed the line after a grueling right that included a three high-altitude climes. he was still 15 seconds short of taking the overall leader's jersey. moving on to soccer now with a double dose of testosterone. paraguaq and venezuela faced off at the semifinal at the copa america on wednesday. paraguay one in a penalty shootout and that is when the fist's started flying. >> they kept their nerve. jubilation for the favorites after a disappointing game. the match ended in a scoreless draw up. venezuela credits and good old chances. paraguay hung on by the skin of their teeth. -- venezuela created some good goal chances. >> may him broke out on the pitc. the

there isn't enough food aid getting into southern somalia. the un declared a famine in two regions of southern somalia. they say nearly 3 million people are suffering from acute malnutrition. they say that this is hitting that benchmark, that nearly a third of the people could die if they don't receive food aid fast. the worst hit zain are the children. we've seen children here hungry, desperately in need of food aid and we've even seen children dieing here. one father told me they just came here to find help. they didn't get what they wanted, hi buried his child sarah in the ground near us yesterday morning, zain. >> how difficult is it, david, because of the fighting going on in somalia as well for aid agencies to operate? >> reporter: el shabaab controls parts of southern somalia. they kicked out the un some time ago t. world food program and the un refugee agency is asking for assistance, asking for access to those areas. they need to give them assurance they will have the corridors to bring in aid safely and effectively. this islam lick

famine has been declared in two areas of southern somalia which have been ravaged by conflict and the worst drought in more than half a century. >> now it is official, somalia is sinking into famine. it is the first time that word has been deployed in almost 20 years. united nations is hoping that it will jolt the world into action. drought and conflict have driven tens of thousands of somalis into camps like this one. mary robinson, the former irish president, was here during the last famine. she is wondering why the world could not prevent this from happening again. >> since i was here in 1992, i look around and i see that these are very resulted people and they want to as food and water initially for their families. >> a substantial aid operation is underway. supplies are not arriving in kenya. the u.n. is asking for 185 million pounds immediately. the international response has been mixed. britain has given 23 million pounds to somalia this year. the u.s. barely half of that. germany and france are among those accused of ignoring the alarm bells. >> the job has been dangerously in

the argument in 2008 that humanitarian agencies were actually disturbing the food market in southern somalia the argument that they were does incentivizing -- dis incentivizing the farmers from growing their own food. the argument was to make the farmers or their own food and for some humanitarian aid agencies out. now they are stuck in a paradox because they have pushed the aid agencies out and they are stuck with famine. >> isn't that a backlash from the people if they are allowing them to starve to death? >> they certainly do have that. al-shabab is not a unified organization. there are competing camps within the group. some are very conservative and jihadist in some sense and others are much more pragmatic and are much more concerned about the corporate concerns. those are the groups that are feeding the calls from their populations saying that they need the agencies to come back because their people are dying. >> there is a moral imperative to get food to the starving, but how risky is that? >> it is extremely risky, of course. if these groups do not want world food program or other aid

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>>> southern sow mall a mall somalia is a tough place to livlive now drought. 10 million people are ate. thousands have will be died. it's likely to get much, much worse. many desperate families have fled to kenya. david mackenzie is there tonight at the daub refugee camp. what are they finding there? particularly for all the kids who are at risk? >> there are a lot of disturbing statistics in this crisis. one of them 2 million children who could be starving in the coming months if they don't get food aid here in africa. at the end of every statistic, there's often one person. in this case it's the terrible and tragic story of sarah. >> reporter: carrying the limp body of sarah. his dead child. she drew her last breath at dawn. sarah was just four. facing mecca, they prayed for her soul and bury her. severely malnourished, abraham tried to get sarah to the nearest hospital. but a ride costs just over a dollar here, more than any of these could afford. sarah's uncle says they fled here hoping for better. we didn't come with money from somalia. we didn't come with anything, he says. we'r

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this is as critical as it is. >> this shows the intensifying drought, and this head area in southern somalia, that's the hardest hit. starvation and malnutrition levels there officially equivalent as famine. the area of somalia is controlled by the al-shabaab militia, fighting against the government. clashes are forcing refugees to walk for days to overcrowded camps, or into the hellish danger of the somalian capital of mogadishu. >> some have walked 30 days with nothing but the children on their backs. >> things are getting so dire, al-shabaab says it will finally allow in relief groups. the u.s. says it will test the pledge and send aid to somalia as long as it isn't diverted. time is of the essence. for every day that people delay getting assistance in to the somalis, they become increasingly weakened. >> it's hoped al-shabaab's stranglehold on the region could be loosened, but with more drought, along with a shortage of aid, eastern africa's suffering is far from over. >> the prime minister of norway vowing that last friday's twin tower attacks will not intimidate his country. a makeshif

the southern part of somalia, we continue to work in the north. with these recent pronouncements, we are very proactively assessing the security associaton. talking with our former staff and organizations that used to work in the south, u.n. and others to see if it is safe enough to return. as i syed yousuf raza gilani our respond so help those in need. >> you guys are a christian organization. many of the victims as we saw, this lady was saying where are the muslim organizations. when a christian organization is helping these muslim refugees, what is the view they have of western christian organizations offering them help? >> people have been very receptive. we have been working in somalia which is majority muslim country since for more than 30 years. and in fact, interestingly al-shabab, which came into the area in 2005-2006, we were working there at the same time, we are quite transparent of who we are. we are a christian organization. world vision serves people regardless of their faith background, hardless of their nationality. our bottomline

>> reporter: there's a long standing group operating in southern somalia. are an al qaeda affiliate and they have been gaining strength in controlling territory in that part of somalia for some time. this is the region where so many somalis are at risk. and the group banned aid groups from two years ago coming into the region and offering help. a few weeks ago they said okay they would let aide groups in. but within the last few hours now they said no, they reversed their position and they once again are banning international aid groups from coming in to somalia and help these people. the obama administration says it will not cut a deal with this group. it will not support aid going in if it means paying bribes, paying their so-called taxes. the catch 22 here fundamentally is that u.s. entities cannot deal with declared terrorist groups, that's what it is. and that's what making it even complicated now to get aid to these desperate people. >> are other european, other african countries, international nation, the u.n., what are they doing? >> there are a num

but what people are concerned about is this red area in southern somalia and that's where starvationition levels are hitting the famine level. fox news con confirm that 10 tons of food aid was airlifted into mogadishu. african union troops are doing battle with the died are linked al-shabab militia in that area:the that's what causing a lot of the problem. here what is we heard from deputy assistant secretary of state about this. >> it is the policy of the government of the united states to save lives. and we encourage al-shabab to take the steps necessary to tea lou humanitarian actors to save lives that are in such desperate peril. >> reporter: it's al-shabab's ban upon aid groups in the area that's forcing refugees on long deadly marches. but last week al-shabab said it would allow foreigners to come in. the youth said they will test that pledge. al-shabab on the one hand doesn't want to let go of that area and allow in international groups. but they are losing their population. people are either dying or they are leaving. the fear again once again here martha is this red area cou

with that instance in southern somal somalia, you would see a slowdown in the flow of refugees here tomight see a quick end to this crisis. but that's the $6 mill krion question right now. will al shabab let the aid groups into the south. >>> education budgets on the chopping block. are we sacrificing our future or is it a necessary evil in tough economic times? our stream team will tackle that subject right after the break. >>> last week memphis city school superintendent kriner cash was directed to cut $78 million from the current budget. entire budgets for nonmandated programs such as junior rotc, school security staff and early childhood education were cut. the memphis city school's board held an emergency meeting last night. the board claims the city owes them over $151 million dating back to 2008 and that it would be, quote, irresponsible to open schools while cutting all of these services. the board voted to indefinitely delay the school year until the city of memphis pays up. meanwhile in minnesota, legislators agreed on a proposal to end the state government shutdown. part of

. >> reporter: in southern the statistics coming out of somalia now so i palling that nobody wants to believe them. >> what we are seeing is that extremely high rates of malnutrition, up to 50% in some cases. that means half of if children are acutely malnourished, which is unbelievable. >> reporter: the u.n. says tens of thousands of somalis, most of them children, have died in the last three months. and that the famine will spread across all of southern somalia in the next two months without more aid. 3.7 million somalis-- that's over half the population-- are in urgent need of help. the u.n. has less than half the money it's asked for. that's $596 million short. and these islamist militants take much of the blame. the al shabaab have forced aid agencies out of the famine zone and they have taxed aid that comes in. the americans don't want aid the greater risk is that tens of thousands or more somali children will die without it. hundreds of thousands died in the famine of 20 years ago, so it's no wonder so many have treked to vast refugee camps here in kenya where those who remembe

al shabab controls most of central and southern somalia. still, aid agencies are wary of the risks of working in this dangerous country. leaving these people trapped, too weak and poor to make it to the u.n. camps in neighboring kenya. so they have come here to the capital in search of help. tens of thousands of somalis have arrived here just in the last few days. but despite that, this remains one of the hardest places in the world to get food aid too. this is a very dangerous country. as a foreign reporter, i could only be on the streets for a few moments at a time before driving away as a threat of kidnapping is very real. the saudi-based organization of islamic cooperation, the oic, hopes to persuade more aid agencies to come in under their umbrella. al shabab is more willing to allow islamic charities to distribute aid in their areas. a delegation from the oic vo visited on monday to discuss food and bridging the gap. they need an extra 300 million in the next two months and the president made this plea. >> translator: the situation is

as you know the situation in southern somalia represents one of the worst food insecure disasters innow. the united states has provided so far this year $80 million for assistance inside of somalia. with our çrecent contribution announced earlier in the week, we are working very aggressively with our humanitarian partners to test our ability to get into previously inaccessible parts of south somalia. >> nancy, we have earlier had this information earlier from the australian foreign minister visiting at the camp in somalia and listen to what he had to say and i want to ask you about it on the other side. >> okay. >> this will be five times as bad come the end of the year if we don't act now. it is as simple as that. so it is a direct appeal to folk across the world, governments across the world to do their bit. >> so when we hear that from australia's foreign minister and hear what other people can do, isn't that a call to the international community what can be done and how is the u.n. going to appeal for the money that is needed to help so many? >> well, this emergency is probably