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International Student Summit Resources

Leading Organizations Tackling Each Cluster Issue

I. General Background Information

• BBC: Somalia Profile
• The CIA World Factbook - Somalia
• Congressional Research Service, Somalia, Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
• *The New York TImes: Somalia Tests Limits of Aid
• The New York Times: Somalia
• United Nations: OHCA Somalia
• U.S. Agency for International Development: Somalia
• U.S. Department of State: Somalia Background Notes

II. International Media Updates

(Sample articles provided to gain exposure to diverse perspectives in the media.)

• NPR: Promising Drought Relief In Somalia Threatened?
• Al Jazeera, In Pictures, The Other Side of the Famine (Middle East)
• Al Jazeera, Ending the Famine in Somalia (Middle East)
• Arab News, US Quietly Assumes Military Posture in Africa (Middle East)
• China Daily, Hundreds Dying Daily as Famine Spreads in Somalia and the United Nations (China)
• EurActiv, Somalia—A Future Beyond Famine (European Union)
• The Guardian, Al-Qaida Fighting for Hearts and Minds in Famine-Hit Somalia (England)
• Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review, Turkish PM Heading to Somalia to Draw Attention to Famine (Turkey)
• The Japan Times, Ending Famine in East Africa (Japan)
• The Korea Times, Korea Steps Up Aid to Famine-Stricken East Africa (Korea)
• The Mail & Guardian, UN Warns Somalia Famine Likely to Spread Further (South Africa)
• The Nation, Al-Qaeda Could Be Drawn to Troubled African States (Kenya)
• The National Post, In Somalia, Christian Charities Try to Fight Off Hunger and Bandits (Canada)
• The News, Air Assault Hits Refugee Camp (Mexico)
• The New York Times, ‘Big Countries’ Are Sought to Help Fight in Somalia (United States)
• Presseurop, How Europe Can Help (European Union)
• Ria Novosti, At Least 65 Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia (Russia)
• Sydney Morning Herald, Kenya Concedes Invasion Part of Long-Term Strategy (Australia)
• The Telegraph, Five Killed as Kenyan Jets Miss Islamists and Bomb Somalia Famine Camp (England)
• Times of India, Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somali Town, 12 Killed (India)
• The Wall Street Journal, Somalia Bomb Claimed by al-Qaida-Linked Group Kills Dozens (United States)
• The Washington Post, Somali Militants Post Tape They Claim Made by American who Blew Himself Up i AU Base Attack (United States)
• The Washington Post, Militants Attack AU Base in Somali Capital, Claim One Suicide Bomber was American (United States)
• The Washington Post, Kenyan Military Action Greatly Slows Famine Refugee Flow from Somalia (United States)

III. Cluster Group/Committee Resources

Food Relief

• Council on Foreign Relations, Al-Shabaab and Somalia’s Spreading Famine
• Getting Humanitarian Food Aid to Somalia
• Oxfam, East Africa Appeal
• The Brookings Institution, Famine in Somalia Once Again

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

• Unite For Sight: Food, Water, Sanitation, and Housing Refugee Camps
• UNICEF: Kenya’s refugee camps, hygiène promotion
• UNICEF: Delivering for Children in Dadaab Refugee Camp
• WASH: New research on hygiene, water in developing countries

Health and Communicable Diseases

• CDC, CDC Analysis Supports Declaration of Famine and Humanitarian Assistance in Somalia
• Cholera breaks out in Dadaab Refugee Camp
• Oxfam, New Somalia Fighting Risks Increasing Famine Suffering
• UNICEF, UNICEF Mounts Urgent Response to Contain the Spread of Cholera in Somalia
• WHO: Disease Control in Horn of Africa

Shelter and Housing

• Anna Lindley, Crisis and Displacement in Somalia
• The Guardian, Somali Famine Refugees Draw Hope From Islamists’ Mogadishu Withdrawal
• Sphere Housing Standards for Dadaab Camp
• Voice of America, Fear Replacing Famine for Refugees Fleeing Somalia

Education, Employment and Livelihood Recovery

• Lee Cassanelli, Somalia: Education in Transition
• Eric Eversmann, Education Kits in Somalia
• UNDP, Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods
• UNDP in Somalia, Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods
• UNICEF, Education in Somalia

Child Protection and Development

• Child Charity News, New Funds Pledged for Horn of Africa Crisis
• The Guardian: Concerns over high levels of child malnutrition in Ethiopia
• UNICEF, No Quick Fixes in Somalia Children’s Famine Says UNICEF
• UNICEF, Feeding Centres Treat Malnourished Children Amidst Famine in Southern Somalia
• UNICEF, Somali Journalists attend UNICEF—supported workshop to focus on humanitarian reporting
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Somalia IDP & Protection Cluster
• UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Developments in Somalia

Communications/Raising Global Awareness

• Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: Lessons Learned from News Coverage of Famine
• Pew Research Center, Little Coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa
• The New York Times, Al-Qaeda  Tries a New Tactic in Somalia: Philanthropy
• The New York Times, Famine Hits Somalia in a World Less Likely to Intervene
• UN: More Aid and Awareness for Somalis

Long Term Food Security

• FAO: Food Insecurity in the Horn of Africa
• Jill Biden, Bill Frist: Let’s Save Starving Somalis
• UN News Center: Horn of Africa aid must be linked to long term food security
• What is EU long term development strategy for Horn of Africa?

Governance and Political Security

• Alshahid, Somali Parliament Warned K-TFG Leaders Against Committing Treason
• Failed States Index: Somalia
• Ken Menkhaus: Governance without Government in Somalia
• Ken Menkhaus: Somalia’s Starvation
• Sudan Tribune: Challenges in Overcoming Governance Crisis in Horn of Africa

Local, Regional and International Security

• IRIN: Security Risks Overshadowing Aid Relief
• New America Foundation, U.S. Red Tape Could Doom Somalia
• The Guardian: Horn of Africa, Kidnappings and Torrential Rains Threat Relief Efforts
• The Washington Post: Ethiopia to Join Somalia in Conflict

Piracy

• Center for European Policy Studies: Somalia and the Pirates
• CNN: Experts say Pirates Abducted English Tourist, hold her in Somalia
• The Economist: Somali Piracy: At Sea
• Humanity: Somali Piracy, The Local Contexts of an International Obsession

IV. Notable Resources

Economic Issues

Alshahid: Clan and Economic Interests

The Economist: Hope Is Four-Legged and Woolly

US Department of State: Somali Economy

Environmental Policy

Center for American Progress, United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Conflict

International Crisis Group: Climate Change and Conflict

Norman Myers: Environmental Refugees, A Growing Phenomenon of the 21^st Century

U.S. Foreign Policy

Council on Foreign Relations: Somalia, A New Approach

Foreign Policy Association: The Horn of Africa

The New York Times, U.S. Expands its Drone War into Somalia

U.S. Department of State: Responding to the Crisis in the Horn of Africa

U.S. Department of State: Secretary Clinton Addresses UN High-Level Meeting on Somalia