i ve been speaking to journalist zecharias zelalem who focusses on the horn of africa. he says politcal and geographical issues have contributed to the country s drought. the drought. trout is nothing new. sash the the trout is nothing new. sash the drought. in the past decade, there have only been to open declarations in famine, the 2011 one in somalia led to an outpouring of humanitarian assistance and funding from throughout the world. it is coming out at a slower pace, currently, so that could play a major role, the declaration could play a major role in the escalation of the humanitarian assistance. nevertheless, we also have to factor in the fact that the current famine, the current drought, sorry, is
together, we can do extraordinary things, and i love the relationship that prince william brought up in his connection tojohn f kennedy, saying we choose to go to the moon, it is easy, it is hard. i think that is exactly what is happening here. we can push ourselves collectively to come up with extraordinary ideas to do extraordinary things so we get to make sure that we enjoy this extraordinary world, future generations get to do the same, and i am proud to be a part of that and proud that he has called on me to help. somalia is in the grip of its worst drought for a0 years. the uk s development minister, andrew mitchell, has been on a visit to somalia and promised 14 million pounds in humanitarian aid and new security. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, was travelling with him and sent this report from the town of dollow in western of somalia.
the terrorists, and we are, and the government of somalia has shown considerable gains in recent weeks on that, and we have got to address the effects of this drought both in the long term through climate change work and in the short term, now, going to the aid of desperate people and saving lives. can the british government really make an impact in places like this, when its budget for foreign aid remains cut? it is probably not money that is the key issue here, it is coordination and making sure that everyone else steps up to the plate alongside britain to deliver for people here who, as i say, are in danger of dying in very large numbers if the international community does not react properly. a british minister coming here can make a difference. he can promise a bit more money. he can focus the attention of a world distracted by other crises. but can he stop the fighting? can he slow the climate change that many believe is at the root of this problem? james landale, bbc news, in wes
i tell myself that some day things will not be like this and in the future i will be an important person and help my people. there are already more than 130,000 internal refugees here, with hundreds more arriving every day, a scene replicated in towns across the country. this is not a normal. drought that we know. this is a real climate change crisis. - so what needs to be done? we have to make sure| that we are saving life. that we are averting the worst to come, in terms of famine. we have to make sure that thei children who are malnourished, who are 1.8 million, i are rescued and they are not dying. andrew mitchell is promising more money for security and humanitarian needs, but it is less than britain has given in the past. we have got to do two things here. we have got to beat back
this is what drought is bringing to somalia. growing camps of people forced to leave their homes in search of food after four rainy seasons failed. we have come to dollow in the west amid tight security, to protect us from islamist militants who control much of the country. here, on a rare visit, is a british minister, seeing for himself how uk money has helped girls from the camps get some education, and what more needs to be done. the challenges here are immense, quite apart from the disorder of conflict, it is the challenges caused by the drought, the fact that these people have moved away from where they used to live into these temporary camps. hamdi mohammed is one of those girls. 18 years old and very determined. translation: sometimes | go| to sleep hungry and sometimes i cannot buy the books i need for school but i motivate myself.