Sentence examples for declaration of famine from inspiring English sources
Strangely, the official declaration of famine in South Sudan may come as a relief.
But after the first formal declaration of famine, on 20 July, funding rose to $572m in just two months.
A year on from the UN declaration of famine in Somalia, with a hunger summit planned for London this August, and continued unease over high and volatile food prices, we want to know what you think: why are hunger and food insecurity still such global problems, while other development goals show progress?
Since the declaration of famine in July, more than 1 million children have been vaccinated against measles in Somalia.
Osman, 9, Bossaso 19 July 2012 – A year after the declaration of famine in the Horn of Africa, 9-year-old Osman Adan Mohamed still faces daily hardship.
Since the declaration of famine on July 20, almost 110,000 severely malnourished children were treated at UNICEF-supported centres across the region.
Sheik Yoonis, a Shabab spokesman, said in an e-mail that the declaration of a famine was "an exaggeration".
Aid organizations are now using the United Nations' declaration of a famine as a rallying call for lifesaving help, yet at the same time, aid officials said they were furious that the situation had been allowed to deteriorate to this stage.
Paddy says: "It's the nature of slowly developing food crises, whether caused by conflicts or natural events, that until they reach their most extreme peak, perhaps with the declaration of a famine, it's often very difficult for the media to justify high levels of sustained coverage over a period of days and weeks, which is really a necessary precondition for us to launch a successful appeal".
The UN declaration that famine conditions no longer exist within Somalia is welcome news.
