by Ann O'Brien | August 15, 2015
The Somalia famine of 2011 was to date the worst famine of the 21st Century. In retrospect the disaster should never have reached the severity that it did, but the famine developed as the result of a major drought, rapid food price inflation and conflict, combined...
by Ann O'Brien | August 15, 2015
Cuba’s contribution to and involvement in humanitarian activities provide an instructive and challenging lens through which to investigate alternative courses to Western dominated humanitarian action. Cuba’s participation in a range of humanitarian emergencies,...
by Ann O'Brien | July 31, 2014
On July 20, 2011, the UN declared a famine in South Central Somalia, which killed some 260,000 people (Checchi and Robinson 2013). Though Somalia was the worst affected country, the crisis was region-wide in its impact. This Desk Review covers the contents of some 180...
