What is the current situation like for those living in the Horn of Africa and east
Africa where last year some 13 million people were threatened by famine as a result
of drought and conflict? The humanitarian crisis there has mostly slipped off the
radar of the international community compared to the height of the crisis last summer.
The good news, however, is that the number of people at risk of outright famine has
been dramatically reduced thanks to last year’s massive aid programme mounted by the
U.N. and relief agencies.
One of the agencies that were in the forefront
of the relief operation was the Caritas Internationalis Confederation that was able
to assist around one million victims of hunger and drought in this region of Africa.
Laura Sheahen is the Communications Officer for Caritas Internationalis and recently
visited 3 regions of Kenya, following on from an earlier visit to the nation at the
height of the humanitarian crisis. She spoke with Susy Hodges about what she saw and
heard during her latest trip.
Listen to the full interview by Susy Hodges
with Laura Sheahen: